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Agladrillia callothyra

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Agladrillia callothyra
Shell of † Agladrillia callothyra (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Agladrillia
Species:
A. callothyra
Binomial name
Agladrillia callothyra
Woodring, 1928
Synonyms[1]

Agladrillia (Agladrillia) callothyra, W. P. Woodring 1928

Agladrillia callothyra is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae[1]

It is the type species of the genus Agladrillia.

Description[edit]

The height of the shell attains 19.5 mm, its diameter 7.1 mm. [1]

(Original description) The shell is small and moderately slender, with a nucleus consisting of about two whorls. The aperture aligns with the genus description. The sculpture features narrow axial ribs, between which lie broad spiral bands separated by narrow grooves. The anal fasciole has a swelling adjacent to the suture, which is crudely undulated by obscure prolongations of the axial ribs. [2]

Distribution[edit]

This extinct marine species was found in Pliocene strata on Jamaica.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Agladrillia callothyra Woodring, 1928. 26 June 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ Woodring, W.P. (1928). "Miocene mollusks from Bowden, Jamaica. 2. Gastropods and discussion of results". Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication. 385 (VII): 158. Retrieved 26 June 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.