Clathrodrillia gibbosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1][2]
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| Apertural view of a shell of Clathrodrillia gibbosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Clathrodrillia |
| Species: | C. gibbosa
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| Clathrodrillia gibbosa (Born, 1778)
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Description edit
The size of an adult shell varies between 20 mm and 60 mm. The shell is yellowish white or brownish, usually interruptedly broad-banded above and below the middle of the body whorl. The spire is turreted. The whorls are covered with a sutural cord and have a smooth, slightly concave shoulder The periphery is nodulous with the terminations of oblique, longitudinal ribs, which are crossed by strong revolving lines. The labium has a very strong projecting superior callus. The outer lip is winged, with a second small sinus indicated towards the base. The siphonal canal is short.[3]
Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Colombia, Venezuela and Suriname.
References edit
- ^ a b Clathrodrillia gibbosus (Born, 1778). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 September 2011.
- ^ P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
- ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 179; 1884 (described as Drillia gibbosus)
External links edit
- "Clathrodrillia gibbosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
