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Acinodrillia viscum

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Clade
  
Hypsogastropoda

Scientific name
  
Acinodrillia viscum

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Clade
  
Caenogastropoda

Clade
  
Neogastropoda

Rank
  
Species

Acinodrillia viscum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.

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Description

The length of the white, claviform shell varies between 7.2 mm and 8.9 mm; its width is 3.1 mm. The spiral sculpture of the shell shows sharply incised grooves, carving through the strong, raised axial ribs into distinct, coarse nodules.

Distribution

This marine species occurs along East Transkei, South Africa.

References

Acinodrillia viscum Wikipedia


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