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Drillia umbilicata Gray 1838

Drillia umbilicata

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Drillia umbilicata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 32 mm. The shell is light yellowish brown or yellowish white. It shows prominent, distant ribs, forming a strongly tuberculate shoulder, and revolving striae. The anal sinus is produced upwards. The inner lip is thickened below, forming with the axis a false umbilicus.[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Atlantic Ocean off Sierra Leone and from Gabon to Angola.

References

  1. ^ Gray, J.E. (1838) On some new species of quadrupeds and shells. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 1, 1, 27–30.
  2. ^ a b Drillia umbilicata Gray, 1838. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 October 2011.
  3. ^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 179; 1884

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Drillia umbilicata: Brief Summary

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Drillia umbilicata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.

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