Carinodrillia dichroa, common name the two-toned turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]
| Carinodrillia dichroa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Carinodrillia |
| Species: | C. dichroa |
| Binomial name | |
| Carinodrillia dichroa Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932 | |
Description
The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 26 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs from the Sea of Cortez, West Mexico to Ecuador
References
- Pilsbry, Henry Augustus, and Herbert N. Lowe. "West Mexican and Central American mollusks collected by HN Lowe, 1929–31." Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1932): 33-144.
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 dichroa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.