Viridrillia williami

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

Viridrillia williami
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Viridrillia
Species:
V. williami
Binomial name
Viridrillia williami
Bartsch, 1943
Synonyms
  • Cerodrillia williami (Bartsch, 1943)
  • Viridrillia (Viridrillia) williami P. Bartsch, 1943

Description

The length of the shell attains 10 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Florida and in the Caribbean Sea at depths between 27 m and 174 m.

References
  1. Viridrillia williami Bartsch, 1943. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
  • Bartsch, P. 1943. A review of some West Atlantic turritid mollusks Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural 17 81-122, pls. 7-15.
  • Rosenberg G., Moretzsohn F. & García E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
  • "Viridrillia williami". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.


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