Drillia macleani

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Drillia macleani
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Drillia
Species:
D. macleani
Binomial name
Drillia macleani
Tucker J.K., 1992 [1]
Synonyms
  • Pleurotoma sinuosa Mighels, J.W., 1845
  • Nomen novum pro Drillia sinuosa McLean & R. Poorman, 1971

Drillia macleani is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. It is named after American malacologist, James Hamilton McLean. [2]

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Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 17 mm.

Distribution

This species is found in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean off Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos Islands, and in the Caribbean Sea off Cocos Island, Costa Rica. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Tucker, J.K. (1992) Drillia macleani, new name for Drillia sinuosa McLean and Poorman, 1971 (Gastropoda: Turridae). The Nautilus, 106, 76.
  2. 1 2 Drillia macleani Tucker J., 1992 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 19 October 2011.

"Drillia macleani". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 19 October 2011.


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