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)
| synonyms =
- 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
External links
- [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54597#page/185/mode/1up Smith, E. A. "On a collection of marine shells from Port Alfred, Cape Colony." Journal of Malacology 11.2 (1904): 21-44] {{PD-notice}}
- {{cite journal | last1 = Tucker | first1 = J.K. | year = 2004 | title = Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda) | url = http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00682f.pdf | journal = Zootaxa | volume = 682 | pages = 1–1295 | doi = 10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1 }}
- [http://www.gastropods.com/0/Shell_18540.shtml Gastropods.com: Naudedrillia praetermissa]
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Category:Endemic molluscs of South Africa
Category:Gastropods described in 1904
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