Drillia knudseni
Drillia knudseni is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae.[1]
| Drillia knudseni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Drillia |
| Species: | D. knudseni |
| Binomial name | |
| Drillia knudseni Tippett, 2006 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
Distribution
The snail can be found in the South Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa, from south of the Gulf of Guinea to the ocean west of Angola.[2]
References
- Drillia knudseni Tippett, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 October 2011.
- Loggia, Bagini. "WMSD - Worldwide mollusc species DB - Drillia knudseni". Worldwide Mollusc Species Database. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- Tippett D.L. (2006a) Taxonomic notes on some Indo-Pacific and West African Drillia species (Conoidea: Drillidae). Iberus, 24, 13–21 page(s): p. 20
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