Acinodrillia viscum
Acinodrillia viscum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1][2]
| Acinodrillia viscum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Acinodrillia |
| Species: | A. viscum |
| Binomial name | |
| Acinodrillia viscum Kilburn, 1988 | |
Description
The length of the white, claviform shell varies between 7.2 mm and 8.9 mm; its width is 3.1 mm. The spiral sculpture of the shell shows sharply incised grooves, carving through the strong, raised axial ribs into distinct, coarse nodules.[3]
Distribution
This marine species occurs along East Transkei, South Africa.
References
- Acinodrillia viscum Kilburn, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 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.
- Kilburn, R. N. "Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 4. Subfamilies Drilliinae, Crassispirinae and Strictispirinae." Annals of the Natal Museum 29.1 (1988): 167–320
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