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Viridrillia cervina

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Viridrillia cervina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Viridrillia
Species:
V. cervina
Binomial name
Viridrillia cervina
Bartsch, 1943
Synonyms
  • Cerodrillia cervina (Bartsch, 1943)
  • Clavus ebur auct. non Reeve, 1845
  • Drillia ebur auct. non Reeve, 1845

Viridrillia cervina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 8 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina and off Florida, USA.

References

  • P. Bartsch, 1943: A Review of Some West Atlantic Turritid Mollusks. Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural, 17 (2)
  • Rosenberg G., Moretzsohn F. & García E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Gastropods.com: Viridrillia cervina