Biology:Splendrillia arga
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| Splendrillia arga | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Splendrillia |
| Species: | S. arga
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| Binomial name | |
| Splendrillia arga McLean & Poorman, 1971
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Splendrillia arga is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 9.3 mm, its diameter 3.2 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean between Mexico and Panama.
Habitat and ecology
While specific ecological studies on S. arga are lacking, species in the family Drilliidae are generally carnivorous, feeding on small benthic invertebrates using a toxoglossan radula adapted for predation.[2][3] Drilliids are typically found in tropical and subtropical marine environments, where they inhabit soft-bottom substrates in the continental shelf and slope zones.
References
- Notes
- ↑ Splendrillia arga McLean & Poorman, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 November 2011.
- ↑ Taylor, J.D., Kantor, Y.I., & Sysoev, A. (1993). Foregut anatomy, feeding mechanisms, relationships and classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, Zoology Series, 59(2), 125–170.
- ↑ Bouchet, P., Kantor, Y.I., Sysoev, A., & Puillandre, N. (2011). A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda). Journal of Molluscan Studies, 77(3), 273–308. https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyr017
- Sources
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.
- McLean J.H. & Poorman R (1971). "New species of tropical Eastern Pacific Turridae". The Veliger 14: 89-113. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/134167.
External links
- "Splendrillia arga" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/2/Shell_27322.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q7578468 entry
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