Clathrodrillia solida

Clathrodrillia solida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Drilliidae
Genus:	Clathrodrillia
Species:	C. solida
Binomial name
Clathrodrillia solida (Adams C. B., 1850)
Synonyms[1]
Drillia fuscescens Gray Pleurotoma solida Adams C. B., 1850

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

Description

The color of the shell is deep chocolate-brown. Its longitudinal ribs are separated by wider interspaces, crossed by revolving raised lines, forming granules. It is smooth and slightly concave above the periphery, with a raised line next the suture. The shell grows to a length of 19 mm. ^[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the West Indies.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Clathrodrillia solida (Adams C. B., 1850).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433229 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. 193; 1884 (described as Drillia fuscescens)

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