Agladrillia macella

Agladrillia macella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Drilliidae
Genus:	Agladrillia
Species:	A. macella
Binomial name
	Agladrillia macella; (Melvill, 1923)
Synonyms
	Surcula macilenta Melvill, 1923, non Solander in Brander, 1766; Turris (Surcula) macella Melvill, 1923;

Agladrillia macella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.^[1]^[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 17.2 mm, its diameter 5 mm.

Distribution

The holotype has been found off South Africa. The given type locality is unlikely as the holotype does not resemble anything known from the South African littoral. The referral to Agladrillia is speculative.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Agladrillia macella (Melvill, 1923). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 September 2011.
^ P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
^ Kilburn, R. N. "Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 4. Subfamilies Drilliinae, Crassispirinae and Strictispirinae." Annals of the Natal Museum 29.1 (1988): 167-320

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[WoRMS-1] Agladrillia macella (Melvill, 1923). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 September 2011.

[Conoidea-2] P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.

[3] Kilburn, R. N. "Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 4. Subfamilies Drilliinae, Crassispirinae and Strictispirinae." Annals of the Natal Museum 29.1 (1988): 167-320

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