Naudedrillia praetermissa

Naudedrillia praetermissa
	Shell of Naudedrillia praetermissa (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Pseudomelatomidae
Genus:	Naudedrillia
Species:	N. praetermissa
Binomial name
	Naudedrillia praetermissa; (Smith E. A., 1904)
Synonyms
	Austrodrillia praetermissa(E. A. Smith, 1904); Drillia praetermissaSmith E. A., 1904 (original combination); Drillia zenobiaTurton, W.H., 1932;

Last updated December 07, 2024

Naudedrillia praetermissa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 15mm and 20mm.

The species belongs to the Pseudomelatomidae family, which forms part of a larger group known as turrids. This group has witnessed a decline in importance from the Cretaceous period to the present.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Mossel Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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References

1 2 Naudedrillia praetermissa (Smith E. A., 1904) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.

Turton W.H. (1932). Marine Shells of Port Alfred, S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London, xvi + 331 pp., 70 pls. page(s): 20, pl. 4 species 159
Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 152

External links

Smith, E. A. "On a collection of marine shells from Port Alfred, Cape Colony." Journal of Malacology 11.2 (1904): 21-44 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
Gastropods.com: Naudedrillia praetermissa

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 Naudedrillia praetermissa (Smith E. A., 1904) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.

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Naudedrillia praetermissa

Shell of Naudedrillia praetermissa (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Pseudomelatomidae
Genus:	Naudedrillia
Species:	N. praetermissa
Binomial name
*Naudedrillia praetermissa* (Smith E. A., 1904)
Synonyms ^[1]
Austrodrillia praetermissa(E. A. Smith, 1904) Drillia praetermissaSmith E. A., 1904 (original combination) Drillia zenobiaTurton, W.H., 1932