Splendrillia academica

Splendrillia academica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Splendrillia
Species: S. academica
Binomial name
Splendrillia academica
McLean & Poorman, 1971

Splendrillia academica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 13.7 mm, its diameter 5.3 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean off Isla Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands, at a depth of 60 m.

References


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