Compsodrillia nakamurai explained

Compsodrillia nakamurai 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 attains 14.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the East China Sea and off Japan; fossils have been found in Miocene strata of Okinawa and Pliocene strata in Japan.

References

• Makiyama, J., 1931: Stratigraphy of the Kakegawa Pliocene in Totomi. Memoirs of the College of Science, Kyoto Imperial University, vol.7, no.1, pp. 1–53, pls.1–3

External links

• F. Stearns MacNeil, Tertiary and Quaternary Gastropoda of Okinawa, Geological Survey Professional Paper, United States Government Printing Office, Washington 1960
• Femorale: Compsodrilia nakamurai

Notes and References

1. http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/HtmSpecies/2112954000.htm Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Compsodrillia nakamurai