Paradrillia inconstans (E. A. Smith 1875)

Paradrillia inconstans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae, the turrids.^[1]

Subspecies

• Paradrillia inconstans prunulum (Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1901) (synonyms: Drillia prunulum Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1901; Paradrillia gaylordae Preston, 1905)

Description

The length of the shell attains 15 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan and Queensland, Australia

References

• Smith, E.A. 1875. A list of the Gasteropoda collected in Japanese seas by Commander H.C. St. John, R.N. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 15: 414–427
• Preston, H.B. 1905. Descriptions of new species of marine shells from Ceylon. Journal of Malacology 12(1): 1–8
• Habe, T. 1961. Coloured illustrations of shells of Japan. Osaka, Japan : Hoikusha 82 pp., 66 pls.
• Wilson, B. 1994. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.