Agladrillia piscorum

Agladrillia piscorum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Drilliidae
Genus:	Agladrillia
Species:	A. piscorum
Binomial name
Agladrillia piscorum Kilburn, 1988

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 12.6 mm. The teleoconch contains 6 convex whorls. The white shell shows no microscopic granules or labral ridges. The penultimate whorl contains 28-31 spiral threads and 10-11 strong, axial ribs. The base of the shell is moderately constricted. The siphonal canal is fairly broad and obliquely truncate. The parietal pad is terminal. ^[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Agulhas Bank, South Africa.

References

1. Agladrillia piscorum Kilburn, 1988 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 5 September 2011.
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. Kilburn, R.N. (1988). "Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 4. Subfamilies Drilliinae, Crassispirinae and Strictispirinae" (PDF). Annals of the Natal Museum. 29 (1): 167–320.