Naudedrillia praetermissa

Naudedrillia praetermissa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Naudedrillia praetermissa
Shell of Naudedrillia praetermissa (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Naudedrillia
Species:
N. praetermissa
Binomial name
Naudedrillia praetermissa
(Smith E. A., 1904)
Synonyms[1]
  • Austrodrillia praetermissa (E. A. Smith, 1904)
  • Drillia praetermissa Smith E. A., 1904 (original combination)
  • Drillia zenobia Turton, W.H., 1932

Description

The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Mossel Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

References

  • Turton W.H. (1932). Marine Shells of Port Alfred, S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London, xvi + 331 pp., 70 pls. page(s): 20, pl. 4 species 159
  • Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 152
  • Smith, E. A. "On a collection of marine shells from Port Alfred, Cape Colony." Journal of Malacology 11.2 (1904): 21-44 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Gastropods.com: Naudedrillia praetermissa
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