Austroclavus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, unassigned to a family within the superfamily Conoidea.

Taxonomy

The genus was first described by A. W. B. Powell in 1942, who named Drillia tenuispiralis (current name Austroclavus tenuispiralis) as the type species.

Species

Species within the genus Austroclavus include:

  • † Austroclavus awakinoensis Powell, 1942
  • † Austroclavus clifdenensis Powell, 1942
  • † Austroclavus famelicus (Marwick, 1931)
  • † Austroclavus finlayi Powell, 1942
  • † Austroclavus glaber Powell, 1944
  • † 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 brevicaudalis A. W. B. Powell, 1944: synonym of Austroclavus glaber A. W. B. Powell, 1944
  • Austroclavus exasperatus (Reeve, 1843): synonym of Clavus exasperatus (Reeve, 1843)
  • † Austroclavus lygdinopsis A. W. B. Powell, 1944: synonym of Austroclavus glaber A. W. B. Powell, 1944
  • † Austroclavus teres A. W. B. Powell, 1944: synonym of Austroclavus glaber A. W. B. Powell, 1944

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