''Austroclavus'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s, marine
gastropod
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mollusk
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s, unassigned to a
family
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within the
superfamily
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Conoidea
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.
Species
Species within the genus ''Austroclavus'' include:
* † ''
Austroclavus awakinoensis''
Powell, 1942
* † ''
Austroclavus clifdenensis''
Powell, 1942
* † ''
Austroclavus famelicus''
(Marwick, 1931)
* † ''
Austroclavus finlayi''
Powell, 1942
* † ''
Austroclavus kaipara''
(Laws, 1939)
* † ''
Austroclavus marshalli''
Powell, 1942
* † ''
Austroclavus nitens''
(P. Marshall, 1918)
* † ''
Austroclavus nodulatus''
Laws, 1948
* † ''
Austroclavus tenuispiralis''
(P. Marshall, 1918)
* ''
Austroclavus undatus''
(Hedley, 1907)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Austroclavus aeneus''
(Hedley, 1922): synonym of ''
Antiguraleus aeneus''
(Hedley, 1922)
* ''Austroclavus exasperatus''
(Reeve, 1843): synonym of ''
Clavus exasperatus''
(Reeve, 1843)
References
External links
Powell, A. W. B. (1942). The New Zealand Recent and fossil Mollusca of the family Turridae with general notes on turrid nomenclature and systematics. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 2: 1-188, 14 pls
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