Clavus burnupi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.
The light to dark orange brown turreted shell is slender with an acute spire.
The reddish-brown colour of the shell is relieved by an interrupted whitish band at the angle, surmounted by a thin dark brown line The shell contains 8 moderately convex whorls, that are not shouldered.
The shell has a glossy surface and lacks a pale peripheral zone.
[3] This marine species occurs from Southern Mozambique to East Transkei, South Africa.