Drillia alcyonea

Drillia alcyonea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Drilliidae
Genus:	Drillia
Species:	D. alcyonea
Binomial name
	Drillia alcyonea; Melvill & Standen, 1901

Last updated September 23, 2025

Drillia alcyonea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Gulf of Oman.

References

↑ Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. (1901) The Mollusca of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, as evidenced mainly through the collection of Mr. F. W. Townsend, 1893–1900; with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1901, 327–460
↑ Drillia alcyonea Melvill & Standen, 1901 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 October 2011.

Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295

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[1] Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. (1901) The Mollusca of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, as evidenced mainly through the collection of Mr. F. W. Townsend, 1893–1900; with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1901, 327–460

[WoRMS-2] Drillia alcyonea Melvill & Standen, 1901 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 October 2011.

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