Drillia patriciae

Drillia patriciae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Drillia
Species: D. patriciae
Binomial name
Drillia patriciae
Bernard & Nicolay, 1984 [1]

Drillia patriciae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 25 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Atlantic Ocean off Gabon at depths between 20 mm and 50 m.

References

  1. Bernard, P.A. & Nicolay, K. (1984) New species of Gabon. La Conchiglia, 16(180/181), 16–18.
  2. Drillia patriciae Bernard & Nicolay, 1984.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 October 2011.

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