Biology:Splendrillia albicans
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Drawing of a shell of Splendrillia albicans | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Splendrillia |
| Species: | S. albicans
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| Splendrillia albicans (Hinds, 1843) [1]
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Splendrillia albicans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]
Description
The shell is slightly longitudinally ribbed with the ribs nodose at the sutures, with revolving striae towards the base of the body whorl . The shell is whitish, more or less tinged with chestnut. The length of the shell is 6 mm.[3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Straits of Malacca at a depth of 30 m.
References
- ↑ Hinds, R.B. (1843) On new species of Pleurotoma, Clavatula, and Mangelia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1843, 36–46.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Splendrillia albicans (Hinds, 1843). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 November 2011.
- ↑ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 259; 1884 (described as Mangilia albicans)
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7578463 entry
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