Biology:Drillia pselia
From HandWiki
Short description: Species of gastropod
| Drillia pselia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Drillia |
| Species: | D. pselia
|
| Binomial name | |
| Drillia pselia Barnard, 1958
| |
Drillia pselia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell is typically 11 mm and its diameter 4.5 mm.[2]
The species has a sculpture similar to that of the Drillia Lea but is larger and has a larger protoconch. [2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone off of Cape Province, South Africa .[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2015). Drillia pselia Barnard, 1958. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=827425 on 2016-09-10
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Barnard, K. H. (1958) (in en). Annals of the South African Museum (44th ed.). pp. 138.
- Barnard K.H. (1958), Contribution to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part 1. Gastropoda; Prosobranchiata: Toxoglossa; Annals of The South African Museum v. 44 pp. 73–163
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
External links
- "Drillia pselia" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/9/Shell_43599.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q26872662 entry
 |  |
