Neodrillia blakensis

Neodrillia blakensis
Shell of Neodrillia blakensis (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Drilliidae
Genus:Neodrillia
Species: N. blakensis
Binomial name
Neodrillia blakensis
(Tippett, 2007) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Clathrodrillia blakensis (Tippett, 2007)
  • Drillia blakensis Tippett, 2007 (original combination)
  • Drillia (Clathrodrillia) blakensis Tippett, 2007

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 45 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the western Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas; also off Martinique.

References

  1. ↑ Tippett, D. L. 2007. Two new gastropod species (Neogastropoda: Drilliidae: Turridae) from the western Atlantic Ocean. Nautilus. 121 (4): 210-213
  2. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2016). Neodrillia blakensis (Tippett, 2007). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=872144 on 2016-08-02

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