Drillia diasi

Drillia diasi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]

Drillia diasi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Drillia
Species:
D. diasi
Binomial name
Drillia diasi
K.H. Barnard, 1958

Description

The length of this creamy white shell attains 9 mm, its diameter 3.75 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the demersal zone of the Atlantic Ocean off South Africa.

References

  1. Drillia diasi Barnard, 1958. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 October 2011.


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