Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae

Alternative combination: Cymatosyrinx elissa

Synonyms: Cymatosyrinx hespera Dall 1919, Cymatosyrinx idothea Dall 1919, Cymatosyrinx lalage Dall 1919

Belongs to Clavus (Cymatosyrinx) according to U. S. Grant, IV and H. R. Gale 1931

Sister taxa: Clavus (Cymatosyrinx) halocydne, Clavus (Cymatosyrinx) pallidus, Cymatosyrinx aclinica, Cymatosyrinx dorseyi, Cymatosyrinx hecuba, Cymatosyrinx limatula, Cymatosyrinx lunata, Cymatosyrinx magnoliana, Cymatosyrinx mariana, Cymatosyrinx palmerae, Cymatosyrinx perpolita, Cymatosyrinx tiara, Cymatosyrinx ziczac

Type specimens:

• Clavus (Cymatosyrinx) elissa: USNM 122799a
• Cymatosyrinx hespera: USNM 122799.
• Cymatosyrinx idothea: USNM 96194.
• Cymatosyrinx lalage: USNM 55491.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Clavus (Cymatosyrinx) elissa in the database

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