Biology:Drillia tholos
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Drillia tholos | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Drilliidae |
Genus: | Drillia |
Species: | D. tholos
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Binomial name | |
Drillia tholos Barnard, 1958
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Drillia tholos is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
Description
Drillia tholos is a species of marine snail native to Natal, California. Dead Drillia tholos often form shallow marine sediments. The shells attain lengths of 5 mm, its diameter 2 mm, dextrally coiled.
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone off East London, South Africa.
References
- ↑ Sartori, André F. (2015). Drillia tholos Barnard, 1958. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=762247 on 2016-09-10
- 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
Wikidata ☰ Q26869614 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drillia tholos.
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