Drillia
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Drillia is a genus
of small sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Drilliidae
.
, longitudinal ribs, and usually revolving striae. The spiral sculpture of the shell is rather smooth or shows a wide spacing of incised lines. The body whorl
is usually short. The columella has a posterior callus. The outer lip
is thick, but not varicose, nor dentate within, flexuous, with a well-marked posterior anal sinus near (but not reaching) the suture, and an anterior constriction or sinuosity. The siphonal canal
is short, curved and usually narrow.
The animal has tentacles approaching at their bases and eyes near their extremities.
Species brought into synonymy:
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 small sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
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...
Drilliidae
Drilliidae
Drilliidae is a taxonomic family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.This family has no subfamilies.-Description:...
.
General characteristics
The shell is turriculated, with an elevated spireSpire (mollusc)
A spire is a descriptive term for part of the coiled shell of mollusks. The word is a convenient aid in describing shells, but it does not refer to a very precise part of shell anatomy: the spire consists of all of the whorls except for the body whorl...
, longitudinal ribs, and usually revolving striae. The spiral sculpture of the shell is rather smooth or shows a wide spacing of incised lines. The body whorl
Body whorl
Body whorl is part of the morphology of a coiled gastropod mollusk.- In gastropods :In gastropods, the body whorl, or last whorl, is the most recently-formed and largest whorl of a spiral or helical shell, terminating in the aperture...
is usually short. The columella has a posterior callus. The outer lip
Lip (gastropod)
In the shell of a gastropod mollusk , the margin of the aperture is called the lip or the peristome. In other words, this is a term used to describe part of gastropod shell anatomy....
is thick, but not varicose, nor dentate within, flexuous, with a well-marked posterior anal sinus near (but not reaching) the suture, and an anterior constriction or sinuosity. The siphonal canal
Siphonal canal
Some sea marine gastropods have a soft tubular anterior extension of the mantle called a siphon through which water is drawn into the mantle cavity and over the gill and which serves as a chemoreceptor to locate food. In many carnivorous snails, where the siphon is particularly long, the structure...
is short, curved and usually narrow.
The animal has tentacles approaching at their bases and eyes near their extremities.
Species
Species within the genus Drillia include:- Drillia acapulcanaDrillia acapulcanaDrillia acapulcana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.Originally named Elaeocyma acapulcana by H.N. Lowe in 1935, it was renamed Drillia acapulcana by Mclean in 1971 -Distribution:...
(Lowe, 1935) - Drillia acrybiaDrillia acrybiaDrillia acrybia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. -Distribution:This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia to Eastern Florida at depths between 250 m and 537 m .-References:* Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and...
Dall, 1889 - Drillia actinocycla Dall & Simpson, 1901 : synonym of Strombus pugilisStrombus pugilisStrombus pugilis, common names the fighting conch, or the West Indian fighting conch, is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs....
Linnaeus, 1758 - † Drillia acurugata Dall, 1890
- Drillia aeropeDrillia aeropeDrillia aerope is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-References:* Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids . Zootaxa 682:1-1295-External links:*...
(Dall, 1919) - Drillia albicostataDrillia albicostataDrillia albicostata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Description:The shell grows to a length of 22 mm. The shell is rose-colored, the longitudinal ribs are white, close-set. There is no spiral sculpture. The aperture is callous above. The anal sinus...
(Sowerby I, 1834) - Drillia albomaculataDrillia albomaculataDrillia albomaculata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-References:* Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids . Zootaxa 682:1-1295...
(Adams C. B., 1845) - Drillia alcyoneaDrillia alcyoneaDrillia alcyonea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-References:* Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids . Zootaxa 682:1-1295...
Melvill & Standen, 1901 - Drillia altispiraDrillia altispiraDrillia altispira is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Gulf of Aden at depths between 655 - 732 m.-References:...
Sysoev, 1996 - Drillia amblyteraDrillia amblyteraDrillia amblytera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean and has been found off Charleston, South Carolina , off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina at depths between 136 m and...
(Bush, 1893) - Drillia angolensisDrillia angolensisDrillia angolensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 26 mm.-Distribution:...
Odhner, 1923 - Drillia annielonaeDrillia annielonaeDrillia annielonae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae....
Nolf & Verstraeten, 2007 - Drillia armillaDrillia armillaDrillia armilla is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the demersal zone off East London, South Africa at depths between 145 m and 236 m.-References:...
Barnard, 1958 - Drillia asraDrillia asraDrillia asra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Indian Ocean off Zanzibar, found at a depths of 463 m.-References:...
Thiele, 1925 - Drillia audaxDrillia audaxDrillia audax is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Gulf of Oman, found at a depth of 284 m.-References:...
Melvill & Standen, 1903 - Drillia ballistaDrillia ballistaDrillia ballista is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 11 mm and 22 mm. The shell is wax-yellow. It is narrowly sinuate with the anal sinus pretty deep....
Von Maltzan, 1883 - Drillia barkliensisDrillia barkliensisDrillia barkliensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.Tucker sees it as a synonym of Drillia rougeyroni . According to the World Register of Marine Species, Drillia barkliensis is a species that needs further investigation...
(species inquerenda) - Drillia bealianaDrillia bealianaDrillia bealiana, common name Beal's drillia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.This species was renamed Drillia bealiana by E.C. Rios in 1994...
(Schwengel & McGinty, 1942) - Drillia blackiDrillia blackiDrillia blacki is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-References:* Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp , Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity....
(Petuch, 2004) - Drillia blakensisDrillia blakensisDrillia blakensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae....
Tippett, 2007 - Drillia bruchiaDrillia bruchiaDrillia bruchia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Indian Ocean off Cape Natal, Durban, South Africa at a depth of 800 m.-References:...
Barnard, 1958 - Drillia bruuniDrillia bruuniDrillia bruuni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa at a depth of 27-29 m.-References:...
Knudsen, 1952 - Drillia caffraDrillia caffraDrillia caffra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 20 mm.-Distribution:...
(Smith E. A., 1882) - Drillia cecchiiDrillia cecchiiDrillia cecchii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Western Indian Ocean off Aden and Yemen....
Jousseaume, 1891 - Drillia cunninghamaeDrillia cunninghamaeDrillia cunninghamae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Eastern Pacific off Panama and the Gulf of California, found at depths between 10 m. and 63 m.-References:* Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of...
McLean & Poorman, 1971 - Drillia cydiaDrillia cydiaDrillia cydia, common name the glorious drillia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 22 mm.-Distribution:...
(Bartsch, 1943) - Drillia dakarensisDrillia dakarensisDrillia dakarensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Atlantic Ocean off Western Africa Drillia dakarensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family...
Knudsen, 1956 - Drillia detectaDrillia detectaDrillia detecta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean along Florida, USA and in the Gulf of Mexico off the Dry Tortugas.-References:...
(Dall, 1881) - Drillia diasiDrillia diasiDrillia diasi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This marine species occurs in the demersal zone of the Atlantic Ocean off South Africa.-References:...
Barnard, 1958 - Drillia dolorosaDrillia dolorosaDrillia dolorosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Southeast Atlantic Ocean off the Agulhas Bank, South Africa.-References:...
Thiele, 1925 - Drillia dovyalisDrillia dovyalisDrillia dovyalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Southeast Atlantic Ocean off South Africa.-References:...
Barnard, 1969 - Drillia dunkeriDrillia dunkeriDrillia dunkeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa.-References:...
Knudsen, 1952 - Drillia echinataDrillia echinataDrillia echinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.This is a species inquerenda . According to J.K. Tucker this species is a synonym of Clavus flammulatus Montfort, 1810 -References:* Michel, C. . Marine molluscs of Mauritius. Editions de l'Ocean...
(species inquerenda) - Drillia enaeDrillia enaeDrillia enae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Caribbean Sea off Puerto Rico at depths between 73 m and 146 m.-References:...
(Bartsch, 1934) - Drillia flavidulaDrillia flavidulaDrillia flavidula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.This is a species inquerenda . According to Tucker this species is a variety of Clavus gibbosa -References:* Vine, P. . Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp....
(species inquerenda) - Drillia ghyootiDrillia ghyootiDrillia ghyooti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Description:The shell of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 17 mm....
Nolf, 2008 - Drillia gibberulusDrillia gibberulusDrillia gibberulus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-References:* Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids . Zootaxa 682:1-1295....
(Hervier, 1896) - Drillia griffithiiDrillia griffithiiDrillia griffithii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-References:* Dautzenberg, Ph. . Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III...
(Reeve, 1843) - Drillia havanensisDrillia havanensisDrillia havanensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico at depths between 479 m and 1170 m.-References:* Tucker, J.K...
(Dall, 1881) - Drillia idalinaeDrillia idalinaeDrillia idalinae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 20 mm and 35 mm.-Distribution:...
Bernard & Nicolay, 1984 - Drillia incertaDrillia incertaDrillia incerta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-References:* Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids . Zootaxa 682:1-1295...
(Smith E. A., 1877) - Drillia indraDrillia indraDrillia indra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-References:* Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids . Zootaxa 682:1-1295...
Thiele, 1925 - Drillia inornataDrillia inornataDrillia inornata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean from the Sea of Cortez, Western Mexico, to Ecuador-References:...
McLean & Poorman, 1971 - Drillia investigatorisDrillia investigatorisDrillia investigatoris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-References:* Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids . Zootaxa 682:1-1295...
Smith E. A., 1899 - Drillia katiaeDrillia katiaeDrillia katiae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae....
Nolf, 2006 - Drillia knudseniDrillia knudseniDrillia knudseni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae....
Tippett, 2006 - Drillia kophameliDrillia kophameliDrillia kophameli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-References:* Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids . Zootaxa 682:1-1295...
Strebel, 1905 - Drillia leaDrillia leaDrillia lea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This marine species occurs off the Agulhas Bank, South Africa, at a depth of 155 m.-References:...
Thiele, 1925 - Drillia lignariaDrillia lignariaDrillia lignaria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the demersal zone off the west coast of the Cape Province, South Africa.-References:...
(Sowerby III, 1903) - Drillia macilentaDrillia macilentaDrillia macilenta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-References:* Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids . Zootaxa 682:1-1295....
(Melvill, 1923) - Drillia macleaniDrillia macleaniDrillia macleani is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 17 mm.-Distribution:...
Tucker J., 1992 - Drillia monodiDrillia monodiDrillia monodi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This species is found in the demersal zone of the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa at a depth of 144 m.-References:...
Knudsen, 1952 - Drillia oleacinaDrillia oleacinaDrillia oleacina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Caribbean Sea , the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles at a depth of over 500 m.-References:* Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and...
(Dall, 1881) - Drillia patriciaeDrillia patriciaeDrillia patriciae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 25 mm and 30 mm.-Distribution:...
Bernard & Nicolay, 1984 - Drillia poecilaDrillia poecilaDrillia poecila is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 29 mm and 50 mm.-Distribution:...
Sysoev & Bouchet, 2001 - Drillia pyramidataDrillia pyramidataDrillia pyramidata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Description:The shell is cerithiiform, strongly corded on the periphery, smooth above it, except a narrow granulated sutural band, below with oblique slight, ribs and revolving striae. The color of...
(Kiener, 1840) - Drillia rosaceaDrillia rosaceaDrillia rosacea, common name the rose turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Description:The shell grows to a length of 30 mm....
(Reeve, 1845) - Drillia roseolaDrillia roseolaDrillia roseola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 31 mm.-Distribution:...
(Hertlein & Strong, 1955) - Drillia rosolinaDrillia rosolinaDrillia rosolina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.According to Powell this species is a synonym of Drillia rosacea -References:...
(Marrat, 1877) - Drillia sinuosa (Montagu, 1803)
- Drillia spirostachysDrillia spirostachysDrillia spirostachys is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Western Indian Ocean off South Africa -References:...
Kilburn, 1988 - Drillia tripterDrillia tripterDrillia tripter is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Description:The light violaceous shell has a wide and shallow anal sinus.The length of the shell is 23 mm. -Distribution:...
Von Maltzan, 1883 - Drillia tumidaDrillia tumidaDrillia tumida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the demersal zone of the tropical Eastern Pacific from Mexico to Panama.-References:...
McLean & Poorman, 1971 - Drillia umbilicataDrillia umbilicataDrillia umbilicata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-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...
Gray, 1838 - Drillia validaDrillia validaDrillia valida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean along Mexico to Panama.-References:...
McLean & Poorman, 1971 - Drillia wolfeiDrillia wolfeiDrillia wolfei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the demersal zone of the tropical Western Atlantic off North Carolina, in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico....
Tippett, 1995
Species brought into synonymy:
- Drillia inimica (Dall, 1927) : synonym of Clathrodrillia inimicaClathrodrillia inimicaClathrodrillia inimica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae....
Dall, 1927 - Drillia nicklesi Knudsen, 1956 : synonym of Cerodrillia nicklesi (Knudsen, 1956)