Globidrillia strohbeeni

Globidrillia strohbeeni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Globidrillia
Species: G. strohbeeni
Binomial name
Globidrillia strohbeeni
(Hertlein & Strong, 1951) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Clavus strohbeeni (Hertlein & Strong, 1951)
  • Cymatosyrinx strohbeeni Hertlein & Strong, 1951 (basionym)

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

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 8 mm and 12 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Eastern Pacific off the Baja California peninsula.

References

  1. Hertlein, L.G. & Strong, A.M. (1951) Eastern Pacific expeditions of the New York Zoological Society. XLIII. Mollusks from the west coast of Mexico and Central America. Part X. Zoologica, 36, 67–120, 11 pls.
  2. 1 2 Globidrillia strohbeeni (Hertlein & Strong, 1951).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 October 2011.

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