Cerodrillia occidua

Cerodrillia occidua is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae.[1][2]

Cerodrillia occidua
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Cerodrillia
Species:
C. occidua
Binomial name
Cerodrillia occidua
Fallon, 2016

Description

The length of the shell varies between 8.5 mm and 14 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Campeche Bank, Mexico.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2016). Cerodrillia occidua Fallon, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=871955 on 2016-07-31
  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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