Neodrillia blakensis
| Neodrillia blakensis | |
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| Shell of Neodrillia blakensis (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Neodrillia |
| Species: | N. blakensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Neodrillia blakensis (Tippett, 2007)[1]
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Neodrillia blakensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]
Description[edit]
The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 45 mm.
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Distribution[edit]
This species occurs in the western Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas; also off Martinique.
References[edit]
- ^ Tippett, D. L. 2007. Two new gastropod species (Neogastropoda: Drilliidae: Turridae) from the western Atlantic Ocean. Nautilus. 121 (4): 210–213
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2016). Neodrillia blakensis (Tippett, 2007). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=872144 on 2016-08-02
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Neodrillia blakensis.
- Fallon P.J. (2016). Taxonomic review of tropical western Atlantic shallow water Drilliidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea) including descriptions of 100 new species. Zootaxa. 4090(1): 1–363
- "Neodrillia blakensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.