Splendrillia stellae

Splendrillia stellae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Drilliidae
Genus:	Splendrillia
Species:	S. stellae
Binomial name
	Splendrillia stellae; Fallon, 2016

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

Description

The shell of Splendrillia stellae is elongated and narrow, typical of the Drilliidae family. While the coloration and precise morphological characteristics may vary, it often has a glossy surface with spiral ridges or fine lines running along its length. The shell size generally ranges around approximately 7.5 millimeters in length. This species, like others in the Splendrillia genus, possesses a siphonal canal and a sharp apex, both of which aid in identifying it from similar gastropods.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Aruba.

References

^ ^a ^b Bouchet, P. (2016). Splendrillia stellae Fallon, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=872168 on 2016-11-21

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

External links

"Splendrillia stellae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Bouchet, P. (2016). Splendrillia stellae Fallon, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=872168 on 2016-11-21

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