Compsodrillia
Encyclopedia
Compsodrillia is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Turridae
, the turrids.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Turridae
Turridae
Turridae, , is a large taxonomic family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, that vary in size from minute to moderately large. With more than 4,000 species, the Turridae is the largest mollusk family and group of marine caenogastropods...
, the turrids.
Species
Species within the genus Compsodrillia include:- Compsodrillia acestraCompsodrillia acestraCompsodrillia acestra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Dall, 1889) - Compsodrillia albonodosaCompsodrillia albonodosaCompsodrillia albonodosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Carpenter, 1857) - Compsodrillia alcestisCompsodrillia alcestisCompsodrillia alcestis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Dall, 1919) - Compsodrillia bicarinataCompsodrillia bicarinataCompsodrillia bicarinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Shasky, 1961) - Compsodrillia cannaCompsodrillia cannaCompsodrillia canna is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Distribution:C. canna can be found in Atlantic waters, ranging from the coast of North Carolina to the Lesser Antilles....
(Dall, 1889) - Compsodrillia distichaCompsodrillia distichaCompsodrillia disticha is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Distribution:C. disticha can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from the western coast of Florida to Puerto Rico....
Bartsch, 1934 - Compsodrillia duplicataCompsodrillia duplicataCompsodrillia duplicata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Sowerby I, 1834) - Compsodrillia eucosmiaCompsodrillia eucosmiaCompsodrillia eucosmia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Distribution:C. eucosmia can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Surinam....
(Dall, 1889) - Compsodrillia excentricaCompsodrillia excentricaCompsodrillia excentrica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Sowerby I, 1834) - Compsodrillia gonaeCompsodrillia gonaeCompsodrillia gonae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Jong & Coomans, 1988 - Compsodrillia gracilisCompsodrillia gracilisCompsodrillia gracilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
McLean & Poorman, 1971 - Compsodrillia gundlachiCompsodrillia gundlachiCompsodrillia gundlachi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Dall & Simpson, 1901) - Compsodrillia haliostrephisCompsodrillia haliostrephisCompsodrillia haliostrephis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Distribution:C. haliostrephis can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, ranging from the coast of Louisiana south to Brazil....
(Dall, 1889) - Compsodrillia haliplexaCompsodrillia haliplexaCompsodrillia haliplexa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Dall, 1919) - Compsodrillia jaculumCompsodrillia jaculumCompsodrillia jaculum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932) - Compsodrillia mammillataCompsodrillia mammillataCompsodrillia mammillata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971 - Compsodrillia nanaCompsodrillia nanaCompsodrillia nana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Bartsch, 1934 - Compsodrillia olssoniCompsodrillia olssoniCompsodrillia olssoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
McLean & Poorman, 1971 - Compsodrillia opacaCompsodrillia opacaCompsodrillia opaca is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
McLean & Poorman, 1971 - Compsodrillia petersoniCompsodrillia petersoniCompsodrillia petersoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Bartsch, 1934 - Compsodrillia polytortaCompsodrillia polytortaCompsodrillia polytorta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Dall, 1881) - Compsodrillia thestiaCompsodrillia thestiaCompsodrillia thestia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Dall, 1919) - Compsodrillia tristichaCompsodrillia tristichaCompsodrillia tristicha is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Distribution:C. tristicha can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, ranging from the coast of Mississippi south to Brazil....
(Dall, 1889) - Compsodrillia undatichordaCompsodrillia undatichordaCompsodrillia undatichorda is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
McLean & Poorman, 1971