Drillia ghyooti
Drillia ghyooti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae.[2]
| Drillia ghyooti | |
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| Shell of Drillia ghyooti (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Drillia |
| Species: | D. ghyooti |
| Binomial name | |
| Drillia ghyooti Nolf, 2008 [1] | |
Description
The shell of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 17 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Ivory Coast and São Tomé and Principe.
References
- A new turrid species from West Africa: Drillia ghyooti (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Drilliidae), pp. 13–19, plates I–IV by F. Nolf. Neptunea vol. 7/4; November 2008
- Drillia ghyooti Nolf, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
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