Drillia gibberulus
Drillia gibberulus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
| Drillia gibberulus | |
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| Drillia gibberulus shell | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Drillia |
| Species: | D. gibberulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Drillia gibberulus (Hervier, 1896) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 2 mm.
The small shell has an ovate-fusiform shape. It contains 6-7 subconvex whorls crossed by oblique, obtuse longitudinal plicae (5-7 in penultimate whorl and fewer in the body whorl). The small aperture is ovate. The simple columella is slightly angled. The outer lip is sharp-edged. The oblique anal sulcus is deep, narrow and slightly spherical in shape.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the demersal zone off New Caledonia.
References
- M.M. Schepman, Full text of "Siboga expeditie"
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
- Compendium of Marine Species of New Caledonia, Doc. Sci. Tech., seconde édition; IRD Nouméa
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