Splendrillia aurora

Splendrillia aurora
Apertural view of a shell of Splendrillia aurora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Drilliidae
Genus:Splendrillia
Species: S. aurora
Binomial name
Splendrillia aurora
(Thiele, 1925) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Drillia aurora Thiele, 1925 (basionym)
  • Elaeocyma (Splendrillia) aurora (Thiele, 1925)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 9 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone off Sumatra, Indonesia and off the Philippines.

References

  1. ↑ Thiele, J. (1925) Gastropoda der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II. Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer “Valdivia” 1898–1899, 17, 1(35)–348(382), pls. 1(13)–34(46).
  2. 1 2 Splendrillia aurora (Thiele, 1925).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 November 2011.


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