Douglassia antillensis

Douglassia antillensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae.[1]

Douglassia antillensis
Shell of Douglassia antillensis (specimen in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Douglassia
Species:
D. antillensis
Binomial name
Douglassia antillensis
Fallon, 2016

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 13 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2016). Douglassia antillensis Fallon, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=871980 on 2016-08-23
  • "Douglassia antillensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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