Biology:Drillia dunkeri
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Drillia dunkeri | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Drillia dunkeri (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Drillia |
| Species: | D. dunkeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Drillia dunkeri (Weinkauff, 1876)
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Drillia dunkeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
The homonym Drillia dunkeri Knudsen, 1952 is a synonym of Drillia knudseni Tippett, 2006
Description
The length of the shell attains 31 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa.
References
- ↑ Gofas, S. (2015). Drillia dunkeri (Weinkauff, 1876). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=591987 on 2016-09-01
- Weinkauff, H.C. & Kobelt, W. (1875–1887) Die Familie Pleurotomidae. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Vol. 4. Bauer & Raspe, Nürnberg, 248 pp., pls. A, 1–42.
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
- Tippett D.L. (2006a) Taxonomic notes on some Indo-Pacific and West African Drillia species (Conoidea: Drillidae). Iberus, 24, 13-21-page(s): 14-17
Wikidata ☰ Q258940 entry
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