Splendrillia benthicola

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Splendrillia benthicola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Splendrillia
Species:
S. benthicola
Binomial name
Splendrillia benthicola
Dell, 1956

Splendrillia benthicola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]

Description[edit]

The length of the shell is 25 mm, its diameter 9.5 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Chatham Rise, East of South Island, New Zealand at depths between 360 m and 530 m.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Splendrillia benthicola Dell, 1956. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  • Dell, Richard Kenneth. The archibenthal mollusca of New Zealand. Dominion Museum, 1956.
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979: New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland

External links[edit]

  • "Splendrillia benthicola". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Spencer H.G., Willan R.C., Marshall B.A. & Murray T.J. (2011). Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone