Syntomodrillia carolinae

Syntomodrillia carolinae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]

Syntomodrillia carolinae
Shell of Syntomodrillia carolinae (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Syntomodrillia
Species:
S. carolinae
Binomial name
Syntomodrillia carolinae
(P. Bartsch, 1934)
Synonyms[1]

Splendrillia carolinae Bartsch, 1934

Description

The length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 10 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, of the Antilles (Guadeloupe) and Southern Brasil at depths between 219 m and 293 m.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2016). Syntomodrillia carolinae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=436892 on 2016-11-20
  • P. Bartsch (1934), New Mollusks of the Family Turritidae:(with Eight Plates); Smithsonian Institution


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