Darrylia
| Darrylia | |
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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: | Horaiclavidae |
| Genus: | Darrylia García, 2008[1] |
| Type species | |
| Darrylia harryleei García, 2008 | |
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Darrylia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Horaiclavidae.
It was previously included tentatively within the subfamily Crassispirinae of the family Turridae.[2]
Description
Species in this genus show a broad protoconch with 1.5 whorls and without spiral ornamentation. The claviform shell contains strong axial ribs, crossed by narrower spiral cords, and lacks a sutural cord. The elongate-ovate aperture measures about ⅓ of the total length of the shell. The lip shows a strong varix.
Species
Species within the genus Darrylia include:
- Darrylia harryleei García, 2008[3]
- Darrylia kleinrosa (Usticke, 1969) (synonyms: Miraclathurella kleinrosa (Nowell-Usticke, 1969); Drillia kleinrosa Nowell-Usticke, 1969)
References
- ^ García E. F. (2008). "Eight new molluscan species (Gastropoda: Turridae) from the western Atlantic, with description of two new genera". Novapex 9(1): 1-15.
- ^ a b Darrylia Garcia, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 April 2010.
- ^ Darrylia harryleei García, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 April 2010.
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