Splendrillia alticostata explained

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 12 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Guadeloupe and the Netherlands Antilles.

References

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

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2016). Splendrillia alticostata Fallon, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=872153 on 2016-11-21