Biology:Darrylia kleinrosa

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Darrylia kleinrosa
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Darrylia
Species:
D. kleinrosa
Binomial name
Darrylia kleinrosa
(Nowell-Usticke, 1969)
Synonyms
  • Drillia kleinrosa Nowell-Usticke, 1969
  • Miraclathurella kleinrosa (Nowell-Usticke, 1969)

Darrylia kleinrosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Horaiclavidae.[1]

According to Garcia (2008), this species belongs in Darrylia and not in Miraclathurella (as proposed by DeJong & Coomans, 1988).[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 8.5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao.

References

  • Nowell-Usticke, G. W. "A supplementary listing of new shells (illustrated)." To be added to the check list of the marine shells of St. Croix. Published privately 6 (1969).

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3722347 entry