Drillia tholos

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

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

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Description

Drillia tholos is a species of marine snail native to Natal, California. Dead Drillia tholos often form shallow marine sediments. The shells attain lengths of 5 mm, its diameter 2 mm, dextrally coiled. It is a rare species and only found in certain regions across the globe.[ citation needed ]

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone off East London, South Africa.

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References

  1. Sartori, André F. (2015). Drillia tholos Barnard, 1958. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=762247 on 2016-09-10