Splendrillia biconica

Splendrillia biconica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Drilliidae
Genus:Splendrillia
Species: S. biconica
Binomial name
Splendrillia biconica
(Weisbord, 1962)
Synonyms

Syntomodrillia? biconica Weisbord, 1962

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 18.6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species was found in the Lower Mare formation on Isla Margarita, Venezuela. It was described as a fossil. It was also found in the eastern part of Panama.

References

  • Weisbord, N. E. 1962. Late Cenozoic gastropods from northern Venezuela. Bulletins of American Paleontology 42(193) 672 pp., 48 pls.

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