Suavodrillia kennicotti
| Suavodrillia kennicotti | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae [1] |
| Genus: | Suavodrillia |
| Species: | S. kennicotti |
| Binomial name | |
| Suavodrillia kennicotti (Dall, 1871) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
|
Drillia kennicotti Dall, 1871 | |
Suavodrillia kennicotti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[2]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 9 mm and 40 mm. The solid shell is white, with traces of thin yellowish epidermis. There are no longitudinal ribs. The outer lip is deeply excavated below the suture. The margin is thin and the sharp columella is twisted. [3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean between Alaska and Taiwan
References
- ↑ Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011) A new operational classification of the Conoidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 273-308.
- 1 2 Suavodrillia kennicotti (Dall, 1871). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 August 2011.
- ↑ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 209; 1884
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