Agladrillia piscorum
| Agladrillia piscorum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Agladrillia |
| Species: | A. piscorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Agladrillia piscorum Kilburn, 1988
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Agladrillia piscorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1][2]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 12.6 mm. The teleoconch contains 6 convex whorls. The white shell shows no microscopic granules or labral ridges. The penultimate whorl contains 28-31 spiral threads and 10-11 strong, axial ribs. The base of the shell is moderately constricted. The siphonal canal is fairly broad and obliquely truncate. The parietal pad is terminal.[3]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs in the Agulhas Bank, South Africa.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Agladrillia piscorum Kilburn, 1988. 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. (1988). "Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 4. Subfamilies Drilliinae, Crassispirinae and Strictispirinae" (PDF). Annals of the Natal Museum. 29 (1): 167–320.