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Drillia regia

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Drillia regia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Drillia
Species:
D. regia
Binomial name
Drillia regia
(Habe & Murakami, 1970)
Synonyms

Clavus regius Habe & Murakami, 1970 (original combination)

Drillia regia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]

The database Gastropods.com regards this species as a synonym of Neodrillia enna (W. H. Dall, 1918), in turn regarded by WoRMS as a synonym of Drillia enna (W. H. Dall, 1918).

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Southwestern Pacific and off the Philippines.

References

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  1. ^ Gofas, S. (2015). Drillia regia (Habe & Murakami, 1970). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=591992 on 2016-09-17
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  • "Neodrillia enna". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Specimen at MNHN, Paris