Splendrillia espyra

Splendrillia espyra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Splendrillia
Species: S. espyra
Binomial name
Splendrillia espyra
(Woodring W.P., 1928)

Splendrillia espyra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 8 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Eastern Brazil.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2015). Splendrillia espyra. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533448 on 2016-12-01


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