Drillia aquatilis
Drillia aquatilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
| Drillia aquatilis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Drawing of a shell of Drillia aquatilis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Drillia |
| Species: | D. aquatilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Drillia aquatilis (Reeve, L.A., 1845) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Pleurotoma (Drillia) aquatilis Reeve L.A., 1845 | |
Description
The solid shell is ovately turreted with an acuminated spire. The whorls are smooth, depressed round the upper part, obliquely plicately tubercled. The siphonal canal is very short. The anal sinus is large. The color of the shell is ivory-white, painted with bands of extremely fine pale horny brown waved lines.[1]
Distribution
gollark: I call dibs on your deletion and declare it nonexistent.
gollark: In that case, I invoke the dibs clause of the potatOS privacy policy.
gollark: ++delete <@151149148639330304>
gollark: ++delete andrewthediscorder and any deletions he has made retroactively
gollark: ++delete andrewthediscorder's deletion
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.