Biology:Splendrillia benthicola

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Short description: Species of gastropod

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

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

Description

The length of the shell is 25 mm, its diameter 9.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Chatham Rise, East of South Island, New Zealand at depths between 360 m and 530 m.

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 ☰ Q7578472 entry