Drillia knudseni
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. knudseni
Binomial name
Drillia knudseni
Tippett, 2006
Synonyms[1]
  • Drillia dunkeri Knudsen, 1952

Drillia knudseni is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae.[1]

Description

Distribution

The snail can be found in the South Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa, from south of the Gulf of Guinea to the ocean west of Angola.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Drillia knudseni Tippett, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 October 2011.
  2. Loggia, Bagini. "WMSD - Worldwide mollusc species DB - Drillia knudseni". Worldwide Mollusc Species Database. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  • Tippett D.L. (2006a) Taxonomic notes on some Indo-Pacific and West African Drillia species (Conoidea: Drillidae). Iberus, 24, 13–21 page(s): p. 20


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