Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Scientific name Drillia gibberulus | Phylum Mollusca Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Rank Species | |
Drillia gibberulus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.
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Description
The length of the shell attains 6 mm, irts diameter 2 mm.
The small shell has an ovate-fusiform shape. It contains 6-7 subconvex whorls crossed by oblique, obtuse longitudinal plicae (5-7 in penultimate whorl and fewer in the body whorl). The small aperture is ovate. The simple columella is slightly angled. The outer lip is sharp-edged. The oblique anal sulcus is deep, narrow and slightly spherical in shape.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the demersal zone off New Caledonia.
References
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