Splendrillia minima
| Splendrillia minima | |
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| Shell of Splendrillia minima (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Splendrillia |
| Species: | S. minima |
| Binomial name | |
| Splendrillia minima Wells, 1995 | |
Splendrillia minima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains approximately 6 mm, making it a relatively small shell. The shell is characterized by its compact size and overall morphology, which can be useful in distinguishing the species from other closely related taxa.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and the Philippines.
References
- ↑ WoRMS (2015). Splendrillia minima. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434955 on 2016-11-27
- Wells, Fred E. "A revision of the drilliid genera Splendrillia and Plagiostropha (Gastropoda: Conoidea) from New Caledonia, with additional records from other areas." Mémoires du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle 167 (1995): 527–556.
External links
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
- Holotype at MNHN, Paris