Compsodrillia bicarinata

Compsodrillia bicarinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Compsodrillia bicarinata
Apertural view of a shell of Compsodrillia bicarinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Compsodrillia
Species:
C. bicarinata
Binomial name
Compsodrillia bicarinata
(Shasky, 1961)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clathrodrillia bicarinata Shasky, 1961
  • Clathrodrillia (Carinodrillia) bicarinata Shasky, 1961
  • Carinodrillia bicarinata (Shasky, 1961)

Description

The length of the shell attains 52.2 mm, its diameter 15.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of California.

References

  • Shasky, Donald R. "New deep water mollusks from the Gulf of California." The Veliger 4.1 (1961): 18–21.


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