Compsodrillia gonae

Compsodrillia gonae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Compsodrillia gonae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Compsodrillia
Species:
C. gonae
Binomial name
Compsodrillia gonae
Jong & Coomans, 1988

Description

The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 12 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Dutch Antilles and Brazil.

References

  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • "Compsodrillia gonae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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