Drillia monodi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Drilliidae |
Genus: | Drillia |
Species: | D. monodi |
Binomial name | |
Drillia monodi Knudsen, 1952 |
Drillia monodi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.
Description
Like most sea snails, this species has a shell used to surround and protect its soft body.
Distribution
This species is found in the demersal zone of the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa at a depth of 144 m.
References
- Knudsen, J. (1952) Marine prosobranchs of tropical West Africa collected by the Alantide Expedition, 1945–46. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjobenhavn,114, 129–185, 3 pls.
- ^ Drillia monodi Knudsen, 1952. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 October 2011.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Drillia monodi |
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