Fenimorea petiti

Fenimorea petiti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]

Fenimorea petiti
Shell of Fenimorea petiti (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Fenimorea
Species:
F. petiti
Binomial name
Fenimorea petiti
Tippett, 1995 [1]
Synonyms[2]

Splendrillia petiti (Tippett, D.L., 1995)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 18 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Gulf of Mexico (Florida) at a depths of 59 m.

References

  1. Tippett, D.L. (1995) Taxonomic notes on Western Atlantic Turridae (Gastropoda: Conoidea). The Nautilus, 109, 127–138.
  2. Fenimorea petiti Tippett, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 October 2011.
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