Jump to content

Drillia tholos

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Drillia tholos
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. tholos
Binomial name
Drillia tholos
Barnard, 1958

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

Description

[edit]

Drillia tholos is a species of marine snail native to Natal, California. Dead Drillia tholos often form shallow marine sediments. The shells attain lengths of 5 mm, its diameter 2 mm, dextrally coiled.

Distribution

[edit]

This species occurs in the demersal zone off East London, South Africa.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Sartori, André F. (2015). Drillia tholos Barnard, 1958. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=762247 on 2016-09-10