Compsodrillia gracilis

Compsodrillia gracilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Compsodrillia gracilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Compsodrillia
Species:
C. gracilis
Binomial name
Compsodrillia gracilis
McLean & Poorman, 1971

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Galapagos Islands.

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References

  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • "Compsodrillia gracilis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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