Splendrillia benthicola explained

Splendrillia benthicola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.

Description

The length of the shell is 25 mm, its diameter 9.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Chatham Rise, East of South Island, New Zealand at depths between 360 m and 530 m.

References

• Dell, Richard Kenneth. The archibenthal mollusca of New Zealand. Dominion Museum, 1956.
• Powell, A.W.B. 1979: New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland

External links

• • Spencer H.G., Willan R.C., Marshall B.A. & Murray T.J. (2011). Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone