Drillia cunninghamae
| Drillia cunninghamae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Drillia |
| Species: | D. cunninghamae |
| Binomial name | |
| Drillia cunninghamae McLean & Poorman, 1971 [1] | |
Drillia cunninghamae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 35 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Eastern Pacific off Panama and the Gulf of California, found at depths between 10 m. and 63 m.
References
- ↑ McLean, J.H. & Poorman, R. (1971) New species of tropical Eastern Pacific Turridae. The Veliger, 14, 89–113.
- ↑ Drillia cunninghamae McLean & Poorman, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 October 2011.
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
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