Compsodrillia excentrica

Compsodrillia excentrica
Original image of a shell of Compsodrillia excentrica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Pseudomelatomidae
Genus:	Compsodrillia
Species:	C. excentrica
Binomial name
Compsodrillia excentrica (Sowerby I, 1834)
Synonyms[1]
Pleurotoma excentrica Sowerby I, 1834

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

Description[]

The length of the shell attains 28.3 mm.

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Distribution[]

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean between Mexico and Panama; also off the Galapagos Islands (of doubtful occurrence)

References[]

• Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt. 9-11 (1841-1843) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

External links[]

• Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
• "Compsodrillia excentrica". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
• Additions to the Panamic Province gastropod (Mollusca) literature, 1971 to 1992; The Festivus vol. 24 suppl. 1992
• K.L. Kaiser,The recent molluscan marine fauna of the Islas Galápagos; The Festivus v. 29 suppl. 1997

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