Drillia macleani
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Drillia |
| Species: | D. macleani
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| Binomial name | |
| Drillia macleani Tucker J.K., 1992 [1]
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Drillia macleani is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]
Description[]
The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 17 mm.
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Distribution[]
This species is found in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean off Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos Islands, and in the Caribbean Sea off Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
References[]
- ^ Tucker, J.K. (1992) Drillia macleani, new name for Drillia sinuosa McLean and Poorman, 1971 (Gastropoda: Turridae). The Nautilus, 106, 76.
- ^ Drillia macleani Tucker J., 1992. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 October 2011.
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.
External links[]
- "Drillia macleani". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
Categories:
- Drillia
- Gastropods described in 1992
- Drilliidae stubs