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Filodrillia crebrespirata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Clade
  
Hypsogastropoda

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Clade
  
Caenogastropoda

Clade
  
Neogastropoda

Filodrillia crebrespirata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.

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Description

The length of the shell attains 5.5 mm, its width 2.1 mm.

(Original description) This shell is more solid and opaque than Filodrillia lacteola. It has 15 spiral lirae in the penultimate whorl and 50 in the body whorl, crossed by crowded accremental striae.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Southern Australia.

References

Filodrillia crebrespirata Wikipedia