Globidrillia smirna

Globidrillia smirna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Globidrillia
Species: G. smirna
Binomial name
Globidrillia smirna
(Dall, 1881) [1]
Synonyms
  • Drillia smirna (Dall, 1881)
  • Pleurotoma (Drillia) smirna Dall, 1881 (basionym)
  • Pleurotoma smirna (Dall, 1881)

Globidrillia smirna is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 15 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Caribbean Sea (Cuba) and the Gulf of Mexico at depths between 699 m and 755 m.

References

  1. Dall, W.H. (1881) Reports on the results of dredging under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea, 1877–79, by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer “Blake”, Lieutenant Commander C. D. Sigsbee, U. S. N., and Commander J. R. Bartlett, U. S. N., commanding. XV. Preliminary report on the Mollusca. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy, 9, 33–144.
  2. Globidrillia smirna (Dall, 1881).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 October 2011.

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