Compsodrillia gonae

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Compsodrillia gonae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Compsodrillia
Species:
C. gonae
Binomial name
Compsodrillia gonae
Jong & Coomans, 1988

Compsodrillia gonae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 12 mm.

Compsodrillia gonae has a shell with two nuclear whorls and five postnuclear whorls. The whorls are marked by eight prominent rounded ribs, intersected by spiral cords with fine spiral threads filling the spaces in between. The shoulder of the shell is adorned with numerous fine spiral threads. The outer lip is thin, and the varix is faintly indicated by a slight swelling of the final axial rib. The shell is typically white in color. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Dutch Antilles and Brazil.

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References

  1. Compsodrillia gonae Jong & Coomans, 1988 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 5 April 2010.
  2. De Jong, K.M., & Coomans, H.E. (1988). Marine gastropods from Curaçao, Aruba and Bonaire. Leiden: E.J. Brill, p. 113. Available at: PDF link.