Biology:Drillia albicostata
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Drillia |
| Species: | D. albicostata
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| Drillia albicostata (Sowerby I, 1834) [1]
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Drillia albicostata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 22 mm. The shell is rose-colored, the longitudinal ribs are white, close-set. There is no spiral sculpture. The aperture is callous above. The anal sinus is rather deep.[3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean off the Galapagos Islands.
References
- ↑ Sowerby, G.B., I. (1834) Characters of new species of Mollusca and Conchifera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1833, 134–139.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Drillia albicostata (Sowerby I, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 October 2011.
- ↑ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 205; 1884
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
External links
- "Drillia albicostata" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/7/Shell_27197.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q5307571 entry
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