Globidrillia hemphillii | |
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Drawing of a shell of Globidrillia hemphillii | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Drilliidae |
Genus: | Globidrillia |
Species: | G. hemphillii |
Binomial name | |
Globidrillia hemphillii (Stearns, 1871) [1] | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Globidrillia hemphillii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. [2]
The small, slender, polished shell has a long spire and a short aperture terminating in a short, broad, open siphonal canal. It is horn-colored. There are inconspicuous longitudinal ribs on the spire, which are obsolete on the body whorl,. The sutural line is impressed. (described as Drillia hemphillii) [3]
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean off Lower California.
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