Drillia angolensis
Drillia angolensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]
| Drillia angolensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Drillia |
| Species: | D. angolensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Drillia angolensis | |
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 26 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Atlantic Ocean off Angola, found at a depth of 72 m.
References
- Odhner, N.H. (1923) Contribution to the marine molluscan faunas of South and West Africa. Meddelanden fran Göteborgs Musei Zoologiska Avdelning, 23, 1–39, 1 pl.
- Drillia angolensis Odhner, 1923. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
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