Neodrillia princeps

Neodrillia princeps is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae.[1]

Neodrillia princeps
Shell of Neodrillia princeps (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Neodrillia
Species:
N. princeps
Binomial name
Neodrillia princeps
Fallon, 2016

Description

The length of the shell varies between 32 mm and 47 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off French Guiana and Brazil.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2016). Neodrillia princeps Fallon, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=872151 on 2016-10-24
  • Fallon P.J. (2016). Taxonomic review of tropical western Atlantic shallow water Drilliidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea) including descriptions of 100 new species. Zootaxa. 4090(1): 1–363
  • "Neodrillia princeps". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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