Drillia tholos Barnard 1958

Drillia tholos is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.^[1]

Description

Drillia tholos is a species of marine snail native to Natal, California. Dead Drillia tholos often form shallow marine sediments. The shells attain lengths of 5 mm, its diameter 2 mm, dextrally coiled.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone off East London, South Africa.

References

• Barnard K.H. (1958), Contribution to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part 1. Gastropoda; Prosobranchiata: Toxoglossa; Annals of The South African Museum v. 44 pp. 73–163
• Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295