Compsodrillia bicarinata

Compsodrillia bicarinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[2]

Compsodrillia bicarinata
Apertural view of a shell of Compsodrillia bicarinata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Compsodrillia
Species:
C. bicarinata
Binomial name
Compsodrillia bicarinata
(Shasky, 1961)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Clathrodrillia bicarinata Shasky, 1961
  • Clathrodrillia (Carinodrillia) bicarinata Shasky, 1961
  • Carinodrillia bicarinata (Shasky, 1961

Description

The length of the shell attains 52.2 mm, its diameter 15.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of California.

References

  1. Shasky, Donal R. "New deep water mollusks from the Gulf of California". The Veliger. California Malacozoological Society. 4 (1): 18–21. ISSN 0042-3211. LCCN 65006141. OCLC 1768969.
  2. Compsodrillia bicarinata (Shasky, 1961). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.


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