| Drillia tripter | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Drillia tripter | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Drillia |
| Species: | D. tripter |
| Binomial name | |
| Drillia tripter Von Maltzan, 1883 | |
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Drillia tripter is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.
Description
The light violaceous shell has a wide and shallow anal sinus. The length of the shell varies between 11 mm and 23 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa (Senegal, Ghana)
References
- von Maltzan, H.F. (1883) Beiträge zur Kenntnis der senegambischen Pleurotomiden. Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft, 10, 115–135, pl. 3.
- ^ Drillia tripter Von Maltzan, 1883. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 October 2011.
- G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 208; 1884
External links
- "Crassispira tripter". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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| Drillia tripter | |