Drillia regia
Drillia regia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
| Drillia regia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Drillia |
| Species: | D. regia |
| Binomial name | |
| Drillia regia (Habe & Murakami, 1970) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Clavus regius Habe & Murakami, 1970 (original combination) | |
The database Gastropods.com regards this species as a synonym of Neodrillia enna (W.H. Dall, 1918), in turn regarded by WoRMS as a synonym of Drillia enna (W.H. Dall, 1918).
Description
The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 60 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Southwestern Pacific and off the Philippines.
References
- Gofas, S. (2015). Drillia regia (Habe & Murakami, 1970). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=591992 on 2016-09-17
- Tippett D.L. (2006a) Taxonomic notes on some Indo-Pacific and West African Drillia species (Conoidea: Drillidae). Iberus, 24, 13–21. page(s): 18–19
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
External links
- "Neodrillia enna". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Specimen at MNHN, Paris
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