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Clathrodrillia petuchi

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Clathrodrillia petuchi
Shell of Clathrodrillia petuchi (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Clathrodrillia
Species:
C. petuchi
Binomial name
Clathrodrillia petuchi
(Tippett, 1995)
Synonyms[1]
  • Drillia (Clathrodrillia) petuchi Tippett, 1995 (basionym)
  • Drillia petuchi Tippett, 1995 (original combination)

Clathrodrillia petuchi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1][2]

Description

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The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 53 mm. It is hollow on the inside.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.

References

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  1. ^ a b Clathrodrillia petuchi (Tippett, 1995). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 September 2011.
  2. ^ 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.
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