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Drillia albicostata (Sowerby I 1834)

Drillia albicostata

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Drillia albicostata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 22 mm. The shell is rose-colored, the longitudinal ribs are white, close-set. There is no spiral sculpture. The aperture is callous above. The anal sinus is rather deep.[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean off the Galapagos Islands.

References

  1. ^ Sowerby, G.B., I. (1834) Characters of new species of Mollusca and Conchifera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1833, 134–139.
  2. ^ a b Drillia albicostata (Sowerby I, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 October 2011.
  3. ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 205; 1884
  • Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295

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Drillia albicostata: Brief Summary

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Drillia albicostata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.

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