Carinodrillia adonis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]
| Carinodrillia adonis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Carinodrillia |
| Species: | C. adonis |
| Binomial name | |
| Carinodrillia adonis Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932 | |
Description
The length of the shell varies between 17 mm and 25 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico, Panama, Peru and the Galapagos Islands.[citation needed]
References
- Pilsbry, 1932: Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 84, pp.:33–144, 7 figs., 1–17 pls., 2 photographs
- Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932. West Mexican and Central American mollusks, collected by H.N. Lowe 1929–31.
- Hertlein, L. G., and A. M. Strong. "Marine mollusks collected at the Galapagos Islands during the voyage of the Velero III, 1931–1932." Essays in the Natural Sciences in honor of Captain Allan Hancock on the occasion of his birthday, 26 July (1955): 111–145.
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
- "Carinodrillia adonis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.