Clavus lamberti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.
Description The size of an adult shell varies between 8 mm and 20 mm. The shell is yellowish brown, with a central reddish chestnut band, filled with a double series of revolving white-tipped tubercles. Below this, on the body whorl, there is a second narrower band, bearing a single series of small white tubercles, a brown line and spots at the base.G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 198; 1884 (described as Drillia lamberti)
Distribution This species occurs in the demersal zone of the tropical Indo-Pacific off East Africa, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia), New Caledonia, and Polynesia.
References
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