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Drillia nodilirata

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Drillia nodilirata
Drillia nodilirata shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Drillia
Species:
D. nodilirata
Binomial name
Drillia nodilirata
(Smith E. A., 1877)
Synonyms
  • Pleurotoma (Drillia) nodilirata Smith E. A., 1877 (basionym)

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

Description

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The length of the shell of the shell attains 25 mm, its diameter 8 mm.

The white, corneous shell has a turreted fusiform shape. It contains 11 whorls, The spiral lirations in this species are particularly prominent, especially upon the ribs, where in the body whorl they are developed into little nodules. The narrow, oval aperture measures about half the length of the shell. The sharp outer lip is strongly sulcate. The anal sulcus is moderately deep. The columella is straight, with a thick callus. The siphonal canal is narrow and recurved.[1]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

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  1. ^ a b Smith, E.A. (1877). "Diagnoses of new species of Pleurotomidae in the British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 4 (19): 488–501. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.