Douglassia antillensis

Douglassia antillensis
Shell of Douglassia antillensis (specimen in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Douglassia
Species:
D. antillensis
Binomial name
Douglassia antillensis
Fallon, 2016

Douglassia antillensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae.[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 13 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.

References

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2016). Douglassia antillensis Fallon, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=871980 on 2016-08-23
  • Fallon, P.J. (2016). "Taxonomic review of tropical western Atlantic shallow water Drilliidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea) including descriptions of 100 new species". Zootaxa. 4090 (1): 1–363. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4090.1.1. PMID 27394363.


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