Splendrillia raricostata

Splendrillia raricostata
Drawing of a shell of Splendrillia raricostata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Clade:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Drilliidae
Genus:	Splendrillia
Species:	S. raricostata
Binomial name
Splendrillia raricostata (Smith E. A., 1879)
Synonyms[1]
Drillia paricostata E.A. Smith, 1879 Drillia raricostata Smith E. A., 1879

Splendrillia raricostata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 10 mm.

The color of the shell is horny brown. The whorls are excavated above and somewhat margined at the suture. They show a few strong, oblique ribs, terminating above at the periphery. The body whorl is obliquely grooved at the base. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan.

References

1. Splendrillia raricostata (Smith E. A., 1879).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
2. G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences

• Smith, Edgar A. "11. On a Collection of Mollusca from Japan." Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Vol. 47. No. 1. Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 1879.

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