Compsodrillia jaculum

Compsodrillia jaculum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Pseudomelatomidae
Genus:Compsodrillia
Species: C. jaculum
Binomial name
Compsodrillia jaculum
(Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932)
Synonyms[1]

Carinodrillia jaculum Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932

Compsodrillia jaculum, common name the javelin turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean between Costa Rica and Ecuador.

References

  1. 1 2 Compsodrillia jaculum (Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  • Pilsbry, Henry Augustus, and Herbert N. Lowe. "West Mexican and Central American mollusks collected by HN Lowe, 1929-31." Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1932): 33-144.
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Gastropods.com: Compsodrillia jaculum


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