Carinodrillia pilsbryi

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

Carinodrillia pilsbryi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Carinodrillia
Species:
C. pilsbryi
Binomial name
Carinodrillia pilsbryi
(Lowe, H.N., 1935)

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 23 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs from the Sea of Cortez, Western Mexico to Peru.

References

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  1. ^ "Carinodrillia pilsbryi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  • Lowe, Herbert N. "New Marine Mollusca from West Mexico: Together with a List of Shells Collected at Punta Penasco, Sonora, Mexico." San Diego Society of Natural History, 1935.
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