Neodrillia princeps is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae.[1]

Neodrillia princeps
Shell of Neodrillia princeps (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Neodrillia
Species:
N. princeps
Binomial name
Neodrillia princeps
Fallon, 2016

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 32 mm and 47 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off French Guiana and Brazil.

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2016). Neodrillia princeps Fallon, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=872151 on 2016-10-24
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  • Fallon, P.J. (2016). "Taxonomic review of tropical western Atlantic shallow water Drilliidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea) including descriptions of 100 new species". Zootaxa. 4090 (1): 1–363.
  • "Neodrillia princeps". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.