Agladrillia ukuminxa
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. ukuminxa
Binomial name
Agladrillia ukuminxa
Kilburn, 1988

Agladrillia ukuminxa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1][2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 9 mm. Ukuminxa means choke in Xhosa.[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs along Transkei, South Africa. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Agladrillia ukuminxa Kilburn, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 September 2011.
  2. P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
  3. "Ukuminxa in English. Ukuminxa Meaning and Xhosa to English Translation". www.indifferentlanguages.com. Retrieved 14 June 2023.


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