Clathrodrillia gibbosus

Clathrodrillia gibbosus
Drawing of Clathrodrillia gibbosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Drilliidae
Genus:	Clathrodrillia
Species:	C. gibbosus
Binomial name
Clathrodrillia gibbosus (Born, 1778)
Synonyms[1]
Drillia gibbosus Born, 1778 Murex gibbosus Born, 1778

Clathrodrillia gibbosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.^{[1] [2]}

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 20 mm and 60 mm. The shell is yellowish white or brownish, usually interruptedly broad-banded above and below the middle of the body whorl. The spire is turreted. The whorls are covered with a sutural cord and have a smooth, slightly concave shoulder The periphery is nodulous with the terminations of oblique, longitudinal ribs, which are crossed by strong revolving lines. The labium has a very strong projecting superior callus. The outer lip is winged, with a second small sinus indicated towards the base. The siphonal canal is short. ^[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea along Colombia and Venezuela.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Clathrodrillia gibbosus (Born, 1778).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433223 on 7 September 2011.
2. ^ P. Bouchet, Yu. I. Kantor, A. Sysoev & N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017. 
3. ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 179; 1884 (described as Drillia gibbosus)

External links

• Gastropods.com : Clathrodrillia gibbosa; accessed : 7 September 2011