Drillia clionellaeformis explained

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

Description

The shell attains a length of 22 mm.

The yellowish shell is longitudinally plicate, the plicae whitish, closely covered by revolving lines. The whorls are contracted and unilirate at the suture.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola at depths between 15 m and 35 m.

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Notes and References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2014). Drillia clionellaeformis (Weinkauff & Kobelt, 1875). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596572 on 2015-01-21
  2. https://archive.org/details/manualconch06tryorich G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences