Inodrillia dalli

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Inodrillia dalli
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Shell and protoconch of Inodrillia dalli (holotype of Drillia dalli var. cestrota at the Smithsonian Institution)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Inodrillia
Species:
I. dalli
Binomial name
Inodrillia dalli
(Verrill & Smith, 1882)
Synonyms [1]
  • Drillia dalli(Verrill & Smith, 1882)
  • Drillia dalli var. cestrotaW.H. Dall, 1889
  • Inodrillia cestrota(Dall, 1889)
  • Mangelia dalliA.E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1882
  • Pleurotoma (Drillia) dalliVerrill & Smith, 1882

Inodrillia dalli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.

Contents

It was previously included within the family Drilliidae and then in Turridae. [1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 27 mm.

This species, recognizable by its large blunt tip and brownish livid streaks or tint, is notably variable. The ribs much stronger than in the typical form, and closer set ; they even undulate the fasciole a little. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs from New Jersey to Florida, US.

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