| Drillia tholos | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Drillia |
| Species: | D. tholos |
| Binomial name | |
| Drillia tholos Barnard, 1958 | |
Drillia tholos is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
Description
Drillia tholos is a species of marine snail native to Natal, California. Dead Drillia tholos often form shallow marine sediments. The shells attain lengths of 5 mm, its diameter 2 mm, dextrally coiled.
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone off East London, South Africa.
References
- ↑ Sartori, André F. (2015). Drillia tholos Barnard, 1958. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=762247 on 2016-09-10
- Barnard K.H. (1958), Contribution to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part 1. Gastropoda; Prosobranchiata: Toxoglossa; Annals of The South African Museum v. 44 pp. 73–163
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
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