Suavodrillia textilia

Suavodrillia textilia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the Suavodrillia family Borsoniidae.[1]

Suavodrillia textilia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Suavodrillia
Species:
S. textilia
Binomial name
Suavodrillia textilia
Dall, 1927

Description

The Suavodrillia textilia is a Neogastropoda cone shell that grows to a length of 8mm.

Distribution

This species is found in the Western Atlantic, in the Atlantic Ocean from Georgia to Florida at depths between 538 - 805m.

Reproduction

Members of the order Neogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trochophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.

References

  1. Suavodrillia textilia Dall, 1927. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 August 2011.


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