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Drillia gibberulus

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Species of mollusk

Drillia gibberulus
Drillia gibberulus shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Drillia
Species: D. gibberulus
Binomial name
Drillia gibberulus
(Hervier, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Clavus gibberulus Hervier, 1896
  • Plagiostropha gibberula (Hervier, 1896)

Drillia gibberulus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 2 mm.

The small shell has an ovate-fusiform shape. It contains 6-7 subconvex whorls crossed by oblique, obtuse longitudinal plicae (5-7 in penultimate whorl and fewer in the body whorl). The small aperture is ovate. The simple columella is slightly angled. The outer lip is sharp-edged. The oblique anal sulcus is deep, narrow and slightly spherical in shape.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the demersal zone off New Caledonia.

References

  1. ^ Drillia gibberulus (Hervier, 1896). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 October 2011.
  2. Hervier, J. (1896a) Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de l'Archipel Néo-Calédonien. Journal de Conchyliologie, 43, p. 143
  • Hervier, J., 1896. Description d'espèces nouvelles de l'Archipel Néo-Calédonien. Journal de Conchyliologie 43("1895"): 141-152
  • Fischer-Piette, E., 1950. Liste des types décrits dans le Journal de Conchyliologie et conservés dans la collection de ce journal (avec planches)(suite). Journal de Conchyliologie 90: 149-180
  • Compendium of Marine Species of New Caledonia, Doc. Sci. Tech., seconde édition; IRD Nouméa

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Taxon identifiers
Drillia gibberulus
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