Agladrillia ukuminxa
| Agladrillia ukuminxa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Agladrillia |
| Species: | A. ukuminxa
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| Binomial name | |
| Agladrillia ukuminxa Kilburn, 1988
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Agladrillia ukuminxa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1][2]
Description
The length of the shell attains 9 mm. Ukuminxa means choke in Xhosa.[3]
Distribution
This marine species occurs along Transkei, South Africa. [1]
References
- ^ a b c Agladrillia ukuminxa Kilburn, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 September 2011.
- ^ P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
- ^ "Ukuminxa in English. Ukuminxa Meaning and Xhosa to English Translation". www.indifferentlanguages.com. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- Kilburn, R.N. (1988). "Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 4. Subfamilies Drilliinae, Crassispirinae and Strictispirinae" (PDF). Annals of the Natal Museum. 29 (1): 167–320.