Splendrillia albicans
Appearance
Splendrillia albicans | |
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Drawing of a shell of Splendrillia albicans | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Drilliidae |
Genus: | Splendrillia |
Species: | S. albicans
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Binomial name | |
Splendrillia albicans | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Splendrillia albicans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]
Description
[edit]The shell is slightly longitudinally ribbed with the ribs nodose at the sutures, with revolving striae towards the base of the body whorl . The shell is whitish, more or less tinged with chestnut. The length of the shell is 6 mm.[3]
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Straits of Malacca at a depth of 30 m.
References
[edit]- ^ Hinds, R.B. (1843) On new species of Pleurotoma, Clavatula, and Mangelia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1843, 36–46.
- ^ a b Splendrillia albicans (Hinds, 1843). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 November 2011.
- ^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 259; 1884 (described as Mangilia albicans)
External links
[edit]Media related to Splendrillia albicans at Wikimedia Commons