Cerodrillia minima
| Cerodrillia minima | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Cerodrillia |
| Species: | C. minima |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerodrillia minima Fallon, 2016 | |
Cerodrillia minima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae.[1][2]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 4.5 mm and 6 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Campeche Bank, Mexico.
History
The species was discovered in 2016.
References
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2016). Cerodrillia minima Fallon, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=871954 on 2016-07-31
- ^ P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)" (PDF). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
- 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
- "Cerodrillia minima". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.