Drillia dakarensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]
| Drillia dakarensis | |
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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: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Drillia |
| Species: | D. dakarensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Drillia dakarensis Knudsen, 1956 [1]
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Description
editThe 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
editThis species occurs in the demersal zone of the Atlantic Ocean off Western Africa (Cape Verde, Senegal, and Ghana).
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Drillia dakarensis Knudsen, 1956. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Drillia dakarensis Knudsen 1956 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
External links
edit- "Drillia dakarensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Holotype in the MNHN, Paris