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Splendrillia biconica

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Splendrillia biconica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Splendrillia
Species:
S. biconica
Binomial name
Splendrillia biconica
(Weisbord, 1962)
Synonyms

Syntomodrillia? biconica Weisbord, 1962

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 18.6 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species was found in the Lower Mare formation on Isla Margarita, Venezuela. It was described as a fossil. It was also found in the eastern part of Panama.

References

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  • Weisbord, N. E. 1962. Late Cenozoic gastropods from northern Venezuela. Bulletins of American Paleontology 42(193) 672 pp., 48 pls.