Drillia roseola
Drillia roseola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]
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| Apertural view of a shell of Drillia roseola | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Drillia |
| Species: | D. roseola |
| Binomial name | |
| Drillia roseola (Hertlein & Strong, 1955) [1] | |
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Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 31 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Ecuador.
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References
- Hertlein, L.G. & Strong, A.M. (1955) Marine mollusks collected during the "Askoy" expeditions to Panama, Columbia, and Ecuador in 1941. American Museum of Natural History, Bulletin, 107, 159–318, 3 pls.
- Drillia roseola (Hertlein & Strong, 1955). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 October 2011.
External links
- "Drillia roseola". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- W.H. Dall (1909), Report on the collection of shells from Peru ;Proceedings of the United States National Museum, Vol. 37, pages 147–294, with Plates 20–28
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