Splendrillia granatella

Splendrillia granatella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]

Splendrillia granatella
Original image of a shell of Splendrillia granatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Splendrillia
Species:
S. granatella
Binomial name
Splendrillia granatella
(Melvill & Standen, 1903)
Synonyms[1]

Drillia granatella Melvill & Standen, 1903

Description

The length of the shell attains 5 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.

It is a smooth, shining, fusiform shell of pomegranate-pink color. It contains 6 whorls, of which two in the protoconch. The sculpture consists of few ribs, numbering 7 close to the body whorl. The aperture is slightly ovate. The white-colored outer lip is thin..The sinus is wide. The siphonal canal is very short.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.

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References
  1. Splendrillia granatella (Melvill & Standen, 1903). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  2. Melvill & Standen (1903), Descriptions of 68 new gastropoda from the Red Sea, the Gulf of Oman and the Northern Arabian Sea; The Annals and magazine of natural history 7th ser. v. 12 (1903)
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