Drillia tumida

Drillia tumida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Drillia
Species: D. tumida
Binomial name
Drillia tumida
McLean & Poorman, 1971 [1]

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

Description

The shell grows to a length of 14 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the tropical Eastern Pacific from Mexico to Panama.

References

  1. McLean, J.H. & Poorman, R. (1971) New species of tropical Eastern Pacific Turridae. The Veliger, 14, 89–113.
  2. Drillia tumida McLean & Poorman, 1971.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 October 2011.

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