Drillia pselia explained

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

Description

The length of the shell is typically 11 mm and its diameter 4.5 mm.^[2]

The species has a sculpture similar to that of the Drillia Lea but is larger and has a larger protoconch.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone off of Cape Province, South Africa.

References

• Barnard K.H. (1958), Contribution to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part 1. Gastropoda; Prosobranchiata: Toxoglossa; Annals of The South African Museum v. 44 pp. 73–163
• Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Drillia pselia Barnard, 1958. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=827425 on 2016-09-10
2. Book: Barnard, K. H. . Annals of the South African Museum . 1958 . 44th . 138 . en.