Compsodrillia jaculum, common name the javelin turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
| Compsodrillia jaculum | |
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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: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Compsodrillia |
| Species: | C. jaculum
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| Binomial name | |
| Compsodrillia jaculum (Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Carinodrillia jaculum Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932 | |
Description
editThe length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 20 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Pacific Ocean between Costa Rica and Ecuador.
References
edit- ^ a b Compsodrillia jaculum (Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- Pilsbry, Henry Augustus, and Herbert N. Lowe. "West Mexican and Central American mollusks collected by HN Lowe, 1929-31." Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1932): 33–144.
External links
edit- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
- "Compsodrillia jaculum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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