Cerodrillia porcellana
Cerodrillia porcellana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae.[1][2]
| Cerodrillia porcellana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Cerodrillia |
| Species: | C. porcellana |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerodrillia porcellana Fallon, 2016 | |
Description
The length of the shell varies between 4.5 mm and 11 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Campeche Bank, Mexico.[3]
References
- Bouchet, P. (2016). Cerodrillia porcellana Fallon, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species, 31 July 2016, retrieved 1 December 2019
- P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
- Cerodrillia porcellana - Campeche Bank, Yucatán, Mexico, retrieved 1 December 2019
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