Drillia albicostata

Drillia albicostata
	Drawing of Drillia albicostata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Drilliidae
Genus:	Drillia
Species:	D. albicostata
Binomial name
	Drillia albicostata; (Sowerby I, 1834)
Synonyms
	Drillia roseobasis Pilsbry, H.A. & E.G. Vanatta, 1902 (preoccupied name); Drillia roseotincta W.H. Dall, 1918; Drillia testudinis H.A. Pilsbry & E.G. Vanatta, 1923; Pleurotoma albicostata Sowerby I, 1834; Pleurotoma (Ishnula) roseotincta Dall, W.H., 1918; Pleurotoma testudinis Pilsbry, H.A. & E.G. Vanatta, 1923; Pleurotoma zeteki Dall & Ochsner, 1928;

Drillia albicostata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.^[2]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 22 mm. The shell is rose-colored, the longitudinal ribs are white, close-set. There is no spiral sculpture. The aperture is callous above. The anal sinus is rather deep.^[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean off the Galapagos Islands.

References

^ Sowerby, G.B., I. (1834) Characters of new species of Mollusca and Conchifera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1833, 134–139.
^ ^a ^b Drillia albicostata (Sowerby I, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 October 2011.
^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 205; 1884

Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295

External links

"Drillia albicostata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

[1] Sowerby, G.B., I. (1834) Characters of new species of Mollusca and Conchifera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1833, 134–139.

[WoRMS-2] Drillia albicostata (Sowerby I, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 October 2011.

[3] George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 205; 1884

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