Biology:Splendrillia jacula

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Splendrillia jacula
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Splendrillia
Species:
S. jacula
Binomial name
Splendrillia jacula
Dell, 1956

Splendrillia jacula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Otago Peninsula, South Island

References

  • Dell, Richard Kenneth.The archibenthal mollusca of New Zealand. Dominion Museum, 1956.
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979: New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7578499 entry