Calcatodrillia chamaeleon

Calcatodrillia chamaeleon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Pseudomelatomidae
Genus:Calcatodrillia
Species: C. chamaeleon
Binomial name
Calcatodrillia chamaeleon
Kilburn, 1988
Synonyms[1]

Calcatodrillia chameleon Kilburn, 1988

Calcatodrillia chamaeleon is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 18 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Cape Province, South Africa.

References

  1. 1 2 Calcatodrillia chamaeleon Kilburn, 1988.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
  • R.N. Kilburn (1988), Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 4. Subfamilies Drilliinae, Crassispirinae and Strictispirinae; Ann. Natal Mus. Vol. 29(1) Pages 167-320
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Gastropods.com: Calcatodrillia chamaeleon


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