Splendrillia albicans
| Splendrillia albicans | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Splendrillia albicans | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Splendrillia |
| Species: | S. albicans |
| Binomial name | |
| Splendrillia albicans (Hinds, 1843) | |
| Synonyms | |
Splendrillia albicans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.
Description
The shell is slightly longitudinally ribbed with the ribs nodose at the sutures, with revolving striae towards the base of the body whorl . The shell is whitish, more or less tinged with chestnut. The length of the shell is 6 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Straits of Malacca at a depth of 30 m.
References
- ↑ Hinds, R.B. (1843) On new species of Pleurotoma, Clavatula, and Mangelia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1843, 36–46.
- 1 2 Splendrillia albicans (Hinds, 1843). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 November 2011.
- ↑ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 259; 1884 (described as Mangilia albicans)
External links
Media related to Splendrillia albicans at Wikimedia Commons
