Clathrodrillia gibbosa

Clathrodrillia gibbosa
Apertural view of a shell of Clathrodrillia gibbosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Drilliidae
Genus:	Clathrodrillia
Species:	C. gibbosa
Binomial name
Clathrodrillia gibbosa (Born, 1778)
Synonyms [1]
† Clathrodrillia mareanaWeisbord, 1962 Drillia gibbosusBorn, 1778 Murex gibbosusBorn, 1778

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

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 20 mm and 60 mm. The shell is yellowish white or brownish, usually interruptedly broad-banded above and below the middle of the body whorl. The spire is turreted. The whorls are covered with a sutural cord and have a smooth, slightly concave shoulder The periphery is nodulous with the terminations of oblique, longitudinal ribs, which are crossed by strong revolving lines. The labium has a very strong projecting superior callus. The outer lip is winged, with a second small sinus indicated towards the base. The siphonal canal is short. ^[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Colombia, Venezuela and Suriname.

References

1. Clathrodrillia gibbosus (Born, 1778) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 7 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. George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 179; 1884 (described as Drillia gibbosus)

• Fallon, P.J. (2016). "Taxonomic review of tropical western Atlantic shallow water Drilliidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea) including descriptions of 100 new species". Zootaxa. 4090 (1): 1–363.

External links

• "Clathrodrillia gibbosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.