Drillia gibberulus

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Drillia gibberulus
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Drillia gibberulus shell
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Drillia
Species:
D. gibberulus
Binomial name
Drillia gibberulus
(Hervier, 1896)
Synonyms [1]
  • Clavus gibberulusHervier, 1896
  • Plagiostropha gibberula(Hervier, 1896)

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

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Description

The length of the shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 2 mm.

The small shell has an ovate-fusiform shape. It contains 6-7 subconvex whorls crossed by oblique, obtuse longitudinal plicae (5-7 in penultimate whorl and fewer in the body whorl). The small aperture is ovate. The simple columella is slightly angled. The outer lip is sharp-edged. The oblique anal sulcus is deep, narrow and slightly spherical in shape. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the demersal zone off New Caledonia.

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