Splendrillia globosa
| Splendrillia globosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Splendrillia |
| Species: | S. globosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Splendrillia globosa Wells, 1995 | |
Splendrillia globosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
Description
The shell is dirty white to dark brownish, often without indistinct brown colour bands. The shell has 9-10 whorls. The aperture is moderately large. The apertural margin is white and slightly reflective. The umbilicus is wide and mostly covered by the reflective columellar margin.[1]
The width of the shell is 30–90 mm. The height of the shell is 30–55 mm.
References
- 1 2 Splendrillia globosa Wells, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
External links
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