Drillia enna

Drillia enna
Apertural view of a shell of Drillia enna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Drillia
Species: D. enna
Binomial name
Drillia enna
(Dall, 1918)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clavus enna (Dall, 1918)
  • Drillia unifasciata (Smith, 1888) (primary homonym of Pleurotoma unifasciata Deshayes, 1835)
  • Neodrillia enna (W.H. Dall, 1918)
  • Pleurotoma enna Dall, 1918

Drillia enna, common name the Enna turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

This species is found in the demersal zone of tropical waters in the Indo-Pacific. [2] and off the Philippines.

References

  1. 1 2 Gofas, S. (2014). Drillia enna. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=591989 on 2015-02-14
  2. Sealifebase: Clavus enna
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