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Drillia rosacea (Reeve 1845)

Drillia rosacea

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Drillia rosacea, common name the rose turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 30 mm.

The shell is rose-colored throughout. It is longitudinally closely ribbed, with fine revolving striae, concave and smooth above the periphery. The siphonal canal is very short. The anal sinus is broad and large.[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Atlantic Ocean off Guinea, Ivory Coast and Gabon

References

  1. ^ Reeve, L.A. (1846) Descriptions of new species of shells. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1845, 108–119. [Published February, 1846.]
  2. ^ a b Drillia rosacea (Reeve, 1845). 19 October 2011. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  3. ^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 180; 1884

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Drillia rosacea: Brief Summary

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Drillia rosacea, common name the rose turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.

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