Psittacodrillia bairstowi (Sowerby Iii 1886)

Psittacodrillia bairstowi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 9 mm and 12 mm.

The characters of the shell resemble those of Psittacodrillia albonodulosa (Smith E. A., 1904), but the fifth whorl has 11 axial ribs. Its color is white with dark reddish streaks between the ribs. The apex is pailliform. The shell shows spiral threads overall.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off False Bay – North Transkei. South Africa

References

• Sowerby, G. B III. 1886. Marine shells of South Africa, collected at Port Elizabeth, with descriptions of some species. J. Conch. Lond. 5: 1–13.
• P. Bartsch (1915), Report on the Turton collection of South African marine mollusks, with additional notes on other South African shells contained in the United States National Museum; Bulletin of the United States National Museum v. 91 (1915)
• Thiele, J. 1925. Gastropoda der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. Wiss. Ergebn. dt. Tiefsee Exped. 'Valdivia' 17: 37–382.
• Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp. page(s): 117
• Kilburn R.N. (1988), Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 4. Subfamilies Drilliinae, Crassispirinae and Strictispirinae; Ann. Natal Mus. Vol. 29(1) pp. 167–320
• Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 152

Psittacodrillia bairstowi is een slakkensoort uit de familie van de Horaiclavidae.^[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1886 door Sowerby III.

Psittacodrillia bairstowi é uma espécie de gastrópode do gênero Psittacodrillia, pertencente a família Horaiclavidae.^[2]

Referências

Psittacodrillia bairstowi là một loài ốc biển, là động vật thân mềm chân bụng sống ở biển trong họ Turridae.^[1]

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