Drillia idalinae
Drillia idalinae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]
| Drillia idalinae | |
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| Shell of Drillia idalinae (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Drillia |
| Species: | D. idalinae |
| Binomial name | |
| Drillia idalinae Bernard & Nicolay, 1984 [1] | |
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 20 mm and 35 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Atlantic Ocean off Gabon and São Tomé and Principe.
References
- Bernard, P.A. & Nicolay, K. (1984) New species of Gabon. La Conchiglia, 16(180/181), 16–18.
- Drillia idalinae Bernard & Nicolay, 1984. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 October 2011.
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
- Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp.
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