Calcatodrillia chamaeleon

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Calcatodrillia chamaeleon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Calcatodrillia
Species:
C. chamaeleon
Binomial name
Calcatodrillia chamaeleon
Kilburn, 1988
Synonyms[1]

Calcatodrillia chameleon Kilburn, 1988

Calcatodrillia chamaeleon is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]

Description[edit]

The length of the shell attains 18 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs off the Cape Province, South Africa.

References[edit]

  • R.N. Kilburn (1988), Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 4. Subfamilies Drilliinae, Crassispirinae and Strictispirinae; Ann. Natal Mus. Vol. 29(1) pp. 167–320

External links[edit]

  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
  • "Calcatodrillia chamaeleon". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.