Douglassia moratensis explained

Douglassia moratensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae.^[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 14 mm. It has a spiral shaped shell that goes from white to caramel in colour.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Caribbean Sea off Honduras.

References

• Fallon . P.J. . Taxonomic review of tropical western Atlantic shallow water Drilliidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea) including descriptions of 100 new species . Zootaxa . 2016 . 4090 . 1 . 1-363 .

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2016). Douglassia moratensis Fallon, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=871983 on 2016-08-23