Naudedrillia praetermissa explained

Naudedrillia praetermissa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 15mm and 20mm.

The species belongs to the Pseudomelatomidae family, which forms part of a larger group known as turrids. This group has witnessed a decline in importance from the Cretaceous period to the present.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Mossel Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

References

• Turton W.H. (1932). Marine Shells of Port Alfred, S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London, xvi + 331 pp., 70 pls. page(s): 20, pl. 4 species 159
• Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 152

External links

• Smith, E. A. "On a collection of marine shells from Port Alfred, Cape Colony." Journal of Malacology 11.2 (1904): 21-44
• Tucker . J.K. . 2004 . Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda) . Zootaxa . 682 . 1–1295 . 10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1 .
• Gastropods.com: Naudedrillia praetermissa