Drillia gibberulus
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- Clavus gibberulus Hervier, 1896
- Plagiostropha gibberula (Hervier, 1896)
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Drillia gibberulus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.{{WRMS species|433596|Drillia gibberulus (Hervier, 1896)||17 October 2011}}
Description
The length of the shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 2 mm.
The small shell has an ovate-fusiform shape. It contains 6-7 subconvex whorls crossed by oblique, obtuse longitudinal plicae (5-7 in penultimate whorl and fewer in the body whorl). The small aperture is ovate. The simple columella is slightly angled. The outer lip is sharp-edged. The oblique anal sulcus is deep, narrow and slightly spherical in shape.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54075#page/150/mode/1up Hervier, J. (1896a) Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de l'Archipel Néo-Calédonien. Journal de Conchyliologie, 43, p. 143]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the demersal zone off New Caledonia.
References
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- Hervier, J., 1896. Description d'espèces nouvelles de l'Archipel Néo-Calédonien. Journal de Conchyliologie 43("1895"): 141-152
- Fischer-Piette, E., 1950. Liste des types décrits dans le Journal de Conchyliologie et conservés dans la collection de ce journal (avec planches)(suite). Journal de Conchyliologie 90: 149-180
- Compendium of Marine Species of New Caledonia, Doc. Sci. Tech., seconde édition; IRD Nouméa
External links
- [https://archive.org/stream/sibogaexpeditie64sibo/sibogaexpeditie64sibo_djvu.txt M.M. Schepman, Full text of "Siboga expeditie"]
- [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00682f.pdf Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295]
- [https://science.mnhn.fr/institution/mnhn/collection/im/item/2000-2968?listIndex=48&listCount=240 Syntype at the MNHN, Paris]
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