Clathrodrillia solida

Clathrodrillia solida
	Shell of Clathrodrillia solida (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Drilliidae
Genus:	Clathrodrillia
Species:	C. solida
Binomial name
	Clathrodrillia solida; (Adams C. B., 1850)
Synonyms
	Clathrodrillia ebenina auct. non Dall, 1890; Clathrodrillia solida C. B. Adams, 1850; Crassispira ebenina auct. non Dall, 1890; Crassispira fuscescens auct. non C. B. Adams, 1850; Crassispira solida (C. B. Adams, 1850); Drillia ebenina auct. non Dall, 1890; Drillia fuscescens Gray; Drillia solida (C. B. Adams, 1850); Pleurotoma solida Adams C. B., 1850; Strictispira solida (C. B. Adams, 1850);

Clathrodrillia solida, common name the solid drillia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.^[1]^[2]

Description

The color of the shell is deep chocolate-brown. Its longitudinal ribs are separated by wider interspaces, crossed by revolving raised lines, forming granules. It is smooth and slightly concave above the periphery, with a raised line next the suture. The shell grows to a length of 19 mm.^[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and in the West Indies.

References

^ ^a ^b Clathrodrillia solida (Adams C. B., 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 September 2011.
^ 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.
^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 193; 1884 (described as Drillia fuscescens)

Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas

External links

"Strictispira solida". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
Tippett D.L. (2006). The genus Strictispira in the western Atlantic (Gastropoda: Conoidea). Malacologia. 48(1-2): 43-64.

[WoRMS-1] Clathrodrillia solida (Adams C. B., 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 September 2011.

[Conoidea-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.

[3] George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 193; 1884 (described as Drillia fuscescens)

[1]

[2]

[3]