Agladrillia nitens

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Agladrillia nitens
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Drawing of a shell of Agladrillia nitens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Agladrillia
Species:
A. nitens
Binomial name
Agladrillia nitens
(Hinds, 1843)
Synonyms [1]
  • Clavatula nitens Hinds, 1843 (original combination)
  • Drillia (Clavatula) nitens(Hinds, 1843)
  • Mangilia nitens Hinds, 1843
  • Pleurotoma nitensReeve, 1846

Agladrillia nitens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. [1] [2]

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Description

((described as Mangilia nitens)) The shell reaches a length of 12 mm and consists of 8 carinately shouldered whorls. It has a flesh-brown coloration. The sculpture of the shell consists of longitudinal, sharp, oblique ribs that are pointed at the shoulder angle and extend to the suture. Additionally, the shell features revolving striae. The outer lip is sharp, and the aperture is oval. The siphonal canal is short. [3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off North Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, the Philippines and the Makassar Strait. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Agladrillia nitens. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=719067 on 25 July 2016
  2. P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies . 77 (3): 273–308. doi: 10.1093/mollus/eyr017 .
  3. Tryon, G.W. (1884). Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species. Philadelphia: Academy of Natural Sciences.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. "Agladrillia nitens". Gbif.org. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 June 2024.