Suavodrillia textilia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the Suavodrillia family Borsoniidae.[1]
| Suavodrillia textilia | |
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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: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Suavodrillia |
| Species: | S. textilia
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| Binomial name | |
| Suavodrillia textilia Dall, 1927
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Description
editThe Suavodrillia textilia is a Neogastropoda cone shell that grows to a length of 8mm.
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Distribution
editThis species is found in the Western Atlantic, in the Atlantic Ocean from Georgia to Florida at depths between 538 - 805m.
Reproduction
editMembers of the order Neogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trochophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.
References
edit- ^ a b Suavodrillia textilia Dall, 1927. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 August 2011.
- Dall W. H. (1927). Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United states by the United States Fisheries Steamer "Albatross", in 1885 and 1886; Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 70(18): 1–134
- Sealife Base Identification Species List
- Sealife Base Species description