Naudedrillia praetermissa

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| taxon = Naudedrillia praetermissa

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| image_caption = Shell of Naudedrillia praetermissa (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)

| authority = (Smith E. A., 1904)

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  • Austrodrillia praetermissa (E. A. Smith, 1904)
  • Drillia praetermissa Smith E. A., 1904 (original combination)
  • Drillia zenobia Turton, W.H., 1932

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Naudedrillia praetermissa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.{{WRMS species|434462|Naudedrillia praetermissa (Smith E. A., 1904)||4 April 2010}}

Description

The length of the shell varies between 15mm and 20mm.

The species belongs to the Pseudomelatomidae family, which forms part of a larger group known as turrids. This group has witnessed a decline in importance from the Cretaceous period to the present.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off Mossel Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

References

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  • Turton W.H. (1932). Marine Shells of Port Alfred, S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London, xvi + 331 pp., 70 pls. page(s): 20, pl. 4 species 159
  • 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