Carinodrillia adonis
| Carinodrillia adonis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Carinodrillia |
| Species: | C. adonis |
| Binomial name | |
| Carinodrillia adonis Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932 | |
Carinodrillia adonis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]
Description
The shell is sharply conical and has 11 whorls, the first three of the whorls are smooth and pale. It is primarily cinnamon-brown in color, with lighter-colored tips. Each whorl has 6 thick ribs crossed by 4 spiral cords that wrap around the shell. The last whorl has about 18 additional spiral cords. Growth lines are visible across the shell. The siphonal canal is narrow, and a small thickened patch occurs near the shell opening. The shell reaches 17-25 mm in length and 5.6 mm in diameter. [2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico, Panama, Peru and the Galapagos Islands.
References
- ↑ Carinodrillia adonis Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
- ↑ Pilsbry, H.A; Lowe, H.N. "West Mexican and Central American Mollusks Collected by N.N Lowe, 1929-31". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 84: 45.
- Pilsbry, 1932: Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 84, pp.:33–144, 7 figs., 1–17 pls., 2 photographs
- Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932. West Mexican and Central American mollusks, collected by H.N. Lowe 1929–31.
- Hertlein, L. G., and A. M. Strong. "Marine mollusks collected at the Galapagos Islands during the voyage of the Velero III, 1931–1932." Essays in the Natural Sciences in honor of Captain Allan Hancock on the occasion of his birthday, 26 July (1955): 111–145.
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
- "Carinodrillia adonis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.