Agladrillia piscorum
Agladrillia piscorum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Drilliidae |
Genus: | Agladrillia |
Species: | A. piscorum
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Binomial name | |
Agladrillia piscorum Kilburn, 1988
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Agladrillia piscorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1][2]
Description[]
The length of the shell attains 12.6 mm. The teleoconch contains 6 convex whorls. The white shell shows no microscopic granules or labral ridges. The penultimate whorl contains 28-31 spiral threads and 10-11 strong, axial ribs. The base of the shell is moderately constricted. The siphonal canal is fairly broad and obliquely truncate. The parietal pad is terminal.[3]
Distribution[]
This marine species occurs in the Agulhas Bank, South Africa.
References[]
- ^ a b Agladrillia piscorum Kilburn, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 September 2011.
- ^ P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
- ^ Kilburn, R. N. "Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 4. Subfamilies Drilliinae, Crassispirinae and Strictispirinae." Annals of the Natal Museum 29.1 (1988): 167–320
Categories:
- Endemic fauna of South Africa
- Agladrillia
- Gastropods described in 1988
- Drilliidae stubs