Splendrillia houbricki

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

Splendrillia houbricki
Shell of Splendrillia houbricki (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: Splendrillia
Species:
S. houbricki
Binomial name
Splendrillia houbricki
Wells, 1995

Description

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The length of the shell attains 5.4 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Mozambique Channel.

References

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  1. ^ a b Splendrillia houbricki Wells, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  • Wells, Fred E. "A revision of the drilliid genera Splendrillia and Plagiostropha (Gastropoda: Conoidea) from New Caledonia, with additional records from other areas." Mémoires du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle 167 (1995): 527–556.
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