Globidrillia micans

Globidrillia micans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]

Globidrillia micans
Drawing of a shell of Globidrillia micans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Globidrillia
Species:
G. micans
Binomial name
Globidrillia micans
(Hinds, 1843) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Clavatula micans Hinds, 1843 (basionym)
  • Clavus micans DuShane & Brennan, 1969
  • Elaeocyma aeolia Dall, 1919

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 7 mm and 15 mm. The chestnut-colored shell has small, rather sharp, whitish, oblique ribs, fading towards the suture. The back of the body whorl is smooth. The outer lip is thin, acute and smooth within.[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean off Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

References
  1. Hinds, R.B. (1843) On new species of Pleurotoma, Clavatula, and Mangelia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1843, 36–46.
  2. Globidrillia micans (Hinds, 1843). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 October 2011.
  3. G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 291; 1884 (described as Clavatula micans)
  • "Globidrillia micans". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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