Drillia rosolina
| Drillia rosolina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Drillia |
| Species: | D. rosolina |
| Binomial name | |
| Drillia rosolina (Marrat, 1877)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Drillia rosolina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]
According to Powell (1966) this species is a synonym of Drillia rosacea (Reeve, 1845).[3]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 25 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Atlantic Ocean off Gabon.
References
- ↑ Marrat, F.P. (1877) "A list of West Africa shells, including new Pleurotoma and Columbella". Quarterly Journal of Conchology, 1, 237–244.
- 1 2 Drillia rosolina (Marrat, 1877). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 October 2011.
- ↑ Powell, A.W.B. (1966) "The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae an evaluation of the valid taxa, both Recent and fossil, with lists of characteristic species". Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 5, 1–184, 23 pls.
- Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp
- Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp.
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
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