Carinodrillia dichroa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
Genus: | Carinodrillia |
Species: | C. dichroa |
Binomial name | |
Carinodrillia dichroa Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932 | |
Carinodrillia dichroa, common name the two-toned turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae. [1]
The shell has a spiral structure, with a commonly off-white colouration above the periphery on the upper half of the whorl, and dark brown below it. It has a narrow brown band above the suture with a moderately developed spiral sculpture in comparison with other species of the genus Carinodrillia. [2] The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 26 mm.
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This marine species occurs from the Sea of Cortez, West Mexico to Ecuador, at a depth of 10 to 40 m. It is found on gravel bottoms near rock. [2]