Drillia dakarensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]

Drillia dakarensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Drillia
Species:
D. dakarensis
Binomial name
Drillia dakarensis
Knudsen, 1956 [1]

Description

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The shell grows to a length of 12 mm. The snail lives in marine habitat and produces marine sediment.[3] This snail is a predator and its shell contains calcium carbonate.[3]

Distribution

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This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Atlantic Ocean off Western Africa (Cape Verde, Senegal, and Ghana).

References

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  1. ^ Knudsen, J. (1956) Remarks on a collection of marine prosobranchs from Senegal. Bulletin de l’Institut Française d’Afrique Noire, série A, 18, 514–529, 2 pls.
  2. ^ Drillia dakarensis Knudsen, 1956. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 October 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Drillia dakarensis Knudsen 1956 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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