Iredalea thalycra

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

Iredalea thalycra
Original image of a shell of Iredalea thalycra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Iredalea
Species:
I. thalycra
Binomial name
Iredalea thalycra
(Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1897, "1896")
Synonyms

Mangilia thalycra Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1897, "1896" (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 1.75 mm.

A small brightly banded shell. Its colour is white, banded with ochre. The shell contains 7 gradate whorls, longitudinally stoutly ribbed. The aperture is oblong. The outer lip is slightly thickened. The columella is ochre-tinged plain.[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Loyalty Islands

References

  • "Iredalea thalycra". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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