Drillia regia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
| Drillia regia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Drillia |
| Species: | D. regia
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| Binomial name | |
| Drillia regia (Habe & Murakami, 1970)
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| Synonyms | |
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Clavus regius Habe & Murakami, 1970 (original combination) | |
The database Gastropods.com regards this species as a synonym of Neodrillia enna (W. H. Dall, 1918), in turn regarded by WoRMS as a synonym of Drillia enna (W. H. Dall, 1918).
Description edit
The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 60 mm.
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Southwestern Pacific and off the Philippines.
References edit
- ^ Gofas, S. (2015). Drillia regia (Habe & Murakami, 1970). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=591992 on 2016-09-17
- Tippett D.L. (2006a) Taxonomic notes on some Indo-Pacific and West African Drillia species (Conoidea: Drillidae). Iberus, 24, 13–21. page(s): 18–19
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
External links edit
- "Neodrillia enna". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Specimen at MNHN, Paris