Drillia pselia

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Drillia pselia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Drillia
Species:
D. pselia
Binomial name
Drillia pselia
Barnard, 1958

Drillia pselia 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 is typically 11 mm and its diameter 4.5 mm. [2]

The species has a sculpture similar to that of the Drillia Lea but is larger and has a larger protoconch. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone off of Cape Province, South Africa. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Drillia pselia Barnard, 1958. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=827425 on 2016-09-10
  2. 1 2 Barnard, K. H. (1958). Annals of the South African Museum (44th ed.). p. 138.