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Splendrillia albicans

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Clade
  
Hypsogastropoda

Scientific name
  
Splendrillia albicans

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Clade
  
Caenogastropoda

Clade
  
Neogastropoda

Rank
  
Species

Splendrillia albicans

Splendrillia albicans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.

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Description

The shell is slightly longitudinally ribbed with the ribs nodose at the sutures, with revolving striae towards the base of the body whorl . The shell is whitish, more or less tinged with chestnut. The length of the shell is 6 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Straits of Malacca at a depth of 30 m.

References

Splendrillia albicans Wikipedia