Drillia diasi
Drillia diasi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
| Drillia diasi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Drillia |
| Species: | D. diasi |
| Binomial name | |
| Drillia diasi K.H. Barnard, 1958 | |
Description
The creamy white shell consists of calcium carbonates and unusually for shelled animals contains little to no chitin. It attains the length 9 mm and the diameter 3.75 mm. This animal is carnivorous, has only one gill and one kidney and lacks a brain.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the demersal zone of the Atlantic Ocean off South Africa.
References
- Drillia diasi Barnard, 1958. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 October 2011.
- Barnard K.H. (1958), Contribution to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part 1. Gastropoda; Prosobranchiata: Toxoglossa; Annals of The South African Museum v. 44 pp. 73–163
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
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