Mauidrillia costifer

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Mauidrillia costifer
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Mauidrillia
Species:
M. costifer
Binomial name
Mauidrillia costifer
(Suter, 1917)
Synonyms [1]

Drillia (Crassispira) costiferSuter 1917

Mauidrillia costifer is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 8 mm.

The snail's body color is mainly pale, with a long, slender proboscis that they used for feeding and mating. The eyes of the snail are located at the base of the tentacles and are usually not visible from the outside.

M. costifer is comparatively small, usually measuring less than 1 cm in length, although individuals can have different sizes depending on factors such as age, habitat, and food availability.

Distribution

This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand

References

  1. 1 2 Marshall, B. (2015). Mauidrillia costifer. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831564 on 2017-02-08