Biology:Viridrillia cervina

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Viridrillia cervina
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Viridrillia
Species:
V. cervina
Binomial name
Viridrillia cervina
Bartsch, 1943
Synonyms
  • Cerodrillia cervina (Bartsch, 1943)
  • Clavus ebur auct. non Reeve, 1845
  • Drillia ebur auct. non Reeve, 1845

Viridrillia cervina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 8 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina and off Florida, USA.

References

  • P. Bartsch, 1943: A Review of Some West Atlantic Turritid Mollusks. Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural, 17 (2)

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3171472 entry