Globidrillia micans
Species of gastropod
Globidrillia micans | |
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Drawing of a shell of Globidrillia micans | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Drilliidae |
Genus: | Globidrillia |
Species: | G. micans |
Binomial name | |
Globidrillia micans (Hinds, 1843) [1] | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Globidrillia micans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 7 mm and 15 mm. The chestnut-colored shell has small, rather sharp, whitish, oblique ribs, fading towards the suture. The back of the body whorl is smooth. The outer lip is thin, acute and smooth within.[3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean off Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
References
- ^ Hinds, R.B. (1843) On new species of Pleurotoma, Clavatula, and Mangelia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1843, 36–46.
- ^ a b Globidrillia micans (Hinds, 1843). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 October 2011.
- ^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 291; 1884 (described as Clavatula micans)
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
External links
- "Globidrillia micans". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.