Compsodrillia canna

Compsodrillia canna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Pseudomelatomidae
Genus:Compsodrillia
Species: C. canna
Binomial name
Compsodrillia canna
(Dall, 1889)
Synonyms[1]
  • Drillia eucosmia var. canna Dall, 1889

Compsodrillia canna, comon name the reed turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 5.5 mm and 20 mm.

(Original description) Compared to Compsodrillia eucosmia, the shell is smaller and more slender. The peripheral primary spirals number always three. The secondary spirals are few or obsolete. The ribs number six or seven and are rather more prominent. [2]§

Distribution

C. canna can be found in Atlantic waters, ranging from the coast of North Carolina to the Lesser Antilles.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Compsodrillia canna (Dall, 1889).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  2. ↑ Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College vol. 18 (1889) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ↑ Tunnell, John W., Jr., Felder, Darryl L., & Earle, Sylvia A., eds. Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota, Volume 1: Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 2009. 669.
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
  • Gastropods.com: Compsodrillia canna


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