Globidrillia micans
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| taxon =Globidrillia micans
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| image_caption = Drawing of a shell of Globidrillia micans
| authority = (Hinds, 1843) Hinds, R.B. (1843) On new species of Pleurotoma, Clavatula, and Mangelia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1843, 36–46.
| synonyms =
- Clavatula micans Hinds, 1843 (basionym)
- Clavus micans DuShane & Brennan, 1969
- Elaeocyma aeolia Dall, 1919
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Globidrillia micans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.{{WRMS species|433889|Globidrillia micans (Hinds, 1843)||25 October 2011}}
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 7 mm and 15 mm. The chestnut-colored shell has small, rather sharp, whitish, oblique ribs, fading towards the suture. The back of the body whorl is smooth. The outer lip is thin, acute and smooth within.G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 291; 1884 (described as Clavatula micans)
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean off Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
References
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- [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00682f.pdf Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295]
External links
- {{Gastropods.com|key=1|id=20701|title=Globidrillia micans|access-date=16 January 2019}}
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