Drillia umbilicata
| Drillia umbilicata | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Drillia umbilicata (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Mollusca | 
| Class: | Gastropoda | 
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda | 
| Order: | Neogastropoda | 
| Superfamily: | Conoidea | 
| Family: | Drilliidae | 
| Genus: | Drillia | 
| Species: | D. umbilicata | 
| Binomial name | |
| Drillia umbilicata Gray, 1838 [1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Drillia umbilicata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 32 mm. The shell is light yellowish brown or yellowish white. It shows prominent, distant ribs, forming a strongly tuberculate shoulder, and revolving striae. The anal sinus is produced upwards. The inner lip is thickened below, forming with the axis a false umbilicus.[3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Atlantic Ocean off Sierra Leone and from Gabon to Angola.
References
- ^ Gray, J.E. (1838) On some new species of quadrupeds and shells. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 1, 1, 27–30.
- ^ a b Drillia umbilicata Gray, 1838. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 October 2011.
- ^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 179; 1884
External links
- "Drillia umbilicata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.