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Douglassia bealiana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Clade
  
Hypsogastropoda

Scientific name
  
Drillia bealiana

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Clade
  
Caenogastropoda

Clade
  
Neogastropoda

Rank
  
Species

Douglassia bealiana, common name Beal's drillia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.

Contents

This species was renamed Drillia bealiana by E.C. Rios in 1994.

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 8 mm and 12 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Atlantic Ocean from Florida to North Brasil at depths between 26 m and 91 m.

References

Douglassia bealiana Wikipedia