Drillia roseola
| Drillia roseola | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Drillia roseola | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Drillia |
| Species: | D. roseola
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| Binomial name | |
| Drillia roseola (Hertlein & Strong, 1955) [1]
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Drillia roseola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 31 mm.
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Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Ecuador.
References
- ^ Hertlein, L.G. & Strong, A.M. (1955) Marine mollusks collected during the “Askoy” expeditions to Panama, Columbia, and Ecuador in 1941. American Museum of Natural History, Bulletin, 107, 159–318, 3 pls.
- ^ a b Drillia roseola (Hertlein & Strong, 1955). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 October 2011.
External links
- Gastropods.com: Drillia roseola
- W.H. Dall (1909), Report on the collection of shells from Peru ;Proceedings of the United States National Museum, Vol. 37, pages 147-294, with Plates 20—28
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