Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Scientific name Drillia pyramidata | Phylum Mollusca Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Rank Species | |
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Drillia pyramidata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.
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Description
The shell is cerithiiform, strongly corded on the periphery, smooth above it, except a narrow granulated sutural band, below with oblique slight, ribs and revolving striae. The color of the shell is chocolate, the peripheral and sutural nodes whitish. The interior of the aperture is chocolate, with a white band. The length of the shell is 25 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa (Senegal, Angola)
References
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