Drillia sesquitertia

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

Drillia sesquitertia
Original image of a shell of Drillia sesquitertia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Drillia
Species:
D. sesquitertia
Binomial name
Drillia sesquitertia
Martens, E.C. von, 1904

Description

The length of the shell attains 21 mm, its diameter 7 mm.

Distribution

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

References
  1. Die beschalten Gasteropoden der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition 1898-1899 von Prof. von Martens und Dr. R. Thiele p. 82; Jena,G. Fischer,1904
  • "Drillia sesquitertia". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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