Clathrodrillia solida
| Clathrodrillia solida | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Clathrodrillia |
| Species: | C. solida |
| Binomial name | |
| Clathrodrillia solida (Adams C. B., 1850) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Clathrodrillia solida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1] [2]
Description
The color of the shell is deep chocolate-brown. Its longitudinal ribs are separated by wider interspaces, crossed by revolving raised lines, forming granules. It is smooth and slightly concave above the periphery, with a raised line next the suture. The shell grows to a length of 19 mm. [3]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the West Indies.
References
- 1 2 Clathrodrillia solida (Adams C. B., 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 September 2011.
- ↑ P. Bouchet, Yu. I. Kantor, A. Sysoev & N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
- ↑ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 193; 1884 (described as Drillia fuscescens)
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