Drillia enna

Drillia enna, common name the Enna turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]

Drillia enna
Apertural view of a shell of Drillia enna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Drillia
Species:
D. enna
Binomial name
Drillia enna
(Dall, 1918)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clavus enna (Dall, 1918)
  • Drillia unifasciata (Smith, 1888) (primary homonym of Pleurotoma unifasciata Deshayes, 1835)
  • Neodrillia enna (W.H. Dall, 1918)
  • Pleurotoma enna Dall, 1918

Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

This species is found in the demersal zone of tropical waters in the Indo-Pacific.[2] and off the Philippines.

References

  1. Gofas, S. (2014). Drillia enna. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=591989 on 2015-02-14
  2. Sealifebase: Clavus enna
  • Smith, E.A. (1888) Diagnoses of new species of Pleurotomidae in the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 6, 2, 300–317
  • "Neodrillia enna". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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