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Compsodrillia jaculum

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Compsodrillia jaculum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Compsodrillia
Species:
C. jaculum
Binomial name
Compsodrillia jaculum
(Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932)
Synonyms[1]

Carinodrillia jaculum Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932

Compsodrillia jaculum, common name the javelin turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean between Costa Rica and Ecuador.

References

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  • Pilsbry, Henry Augustus, and Herbert N. Lowe. "West Mexican and Central American mollusks collected by HN Lowe, 1929-31." Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1932): 33–144.
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  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
  • "Compsodrillia jaculum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.