Clathrodrillia petuchi

Clathrodrillia petuchi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1][2]

Clathrodrillia petuchi
Shell of Clathrodrillia petuchi (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Clathrodrillia
Species:
C. petuchi
Binomial name
Clathrodrillia petuchi
(Tippett, 1995)
Synonyms[1]
  • Drillia (Clathrodrillia) petuchi Tippett, 1995 (basionym)
  • Drillia petuchi Tippett, 1995 (original combination)

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 53 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.

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References
  1. Clathrodrillia petuchi (Tippett, 1995). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 September 2011.
  2. P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.


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