Drillia eborea

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Drillia eborea
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Shell of Drillia eborea (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Drillia
Species:
D. eborea
Binomial name
Drillia eborea
Gould A.A., 1860

Drillia eborea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. [1]

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Description

The length of this shell attains 12 mm; its diameter 4 mm.

The small, solid, lanceolate shell is yellowish white. It is everywhere densely and faintly grooved by transverse lines, most so near the sutures. The apical whorls are longitudinally folded. The shell contains 8 whorls. The aperture is narrow, lunate and placed somewhat laterally. The outer lip is thick, simple, with a slight sinus near its posterior junction. The columella has a thick, erect callus, quite thick posteriorly. The rostrum is reflexed. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Kikaia Island, Japan.

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References

  1. "Drillia eborea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  2. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History vol. VII (1859-1861)