Drillia patriciae
| Drillia patriciae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| 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
- ↑ Bernard, P.A. & Nicolay, K. (1984) New species of Gabon. La Conchiglia, 16(180/181), 16–18.
- ↑ Drillia patriciae Bernard & Nicolay, 1984. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 October 2011.
- 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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