Clathrodrillia guadeloupensis

Clathrodrillia guadeloupensis
Shells of Clathrodrillia guadeloupensis (holotype in the MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Clathrodrillia
Species:
C. guadeloupensis
Binomial name
Clathrodrillia guadeloupensis
Fallon, 2016

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 9 mm and 21 mm. It is predatory.[2] Truncated spine with up to 11 whorls, the last of which is over 50% of total length, with strong axial ribs. Off white in color with bands of varying brown colors.[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off the Guadeloupe and Panama in the Guadeloupean Exclusive Economic Zone.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2016). Clathrodrillia guadeloupensis Fallon, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=871965 on 2016-08-04
  2. ^ "MolluscaBase - Clathrodrillia guadeloupensis Fallon, 2016". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  3. ^ Registry-Migration.Gbif.Org (2023), GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, GBIF Secretariat, doi:10.15468/39OMEI, retrieved 3 December 2025
  4. ^ "MolluscaBase - Clathrodrillia guadeloupensis Fallon, 2016". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 3 December 2025.