Drillia gibberulus

Drillia gibberulus
Drillia gibberulus shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Drilliidae
Genus:Drillia
Species: D. gibberulus
Binomial name
Drillia gibberulus
(Hervier, 1896)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clavus gibberulus Hervier, 1896
  • Plagiostropha gibberula (Hervier, 1896)

Drillia gibberulus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 6 mm, irts diameter 2 mm.

The small shell has an ovate-fusiform shape. It contains 6-7 subconvex whorls crossed by oblique, obtuse longitudinal plicae (5-7 in penultimate whorl and fewer in the body whorl). The small aperture is ovate. The simple columella is slightly angled. The outer lip is sharp-edged. The oblique anal sulcus is deep, narrow and slightly spherical in shape.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the demersal zone off New Caledonia.

References

  1. 1 2 Drillia gibberulus (Hervier, 1896).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 October 2011.
  2. ↑ Hervier, J. (1896a) Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de l'Archipel Néo-Calédonien. Journal de Conchyliologie, 43, p. 143

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