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Douglassia antillensis

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Douglassia antillensis
Shell of Douglassia antillensis (specimen in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Douglassia
Species:
D. antillensis
Binomial name
Douglassia antillensis
Fallon, 2016

Douglassia antillensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae.[1]

Description

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The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 13 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2016). Douglassia antillensis Fallon, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=871980 on 2016-08-23
  • Fallon, P.J. (2016). "Taxonomic review of tropical western Atlantic shallow water Drilliidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea) including descriptions of 100 new species". Zootaxa. 4090 (1): 1–363.
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