Brephodrillia
Genus of gastropods
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Brephodrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae.[1]
| Brephodrillia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Brephodrillia Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932 |
Taxonomy
H. Pilsbry and H. Lowe(1932) put in Brephodrillia the species of Iredalea with a dorsal varix.[2] with Brephodrillia perfectus Pilsbry and Lowe, 1932 as type species. This genus is, however, considered a synonym of Iredalea Oliver, 1915 by Powell, 1966[3] In 1989 Vaught treated Brephodrillia as a subgenus of Iredalea.[4]
In 2011 Bouchet et al. treated Brephodrillia again as a synonym of Iredalea.[5]
Species
Accepted species within the genus Brephodrillia include:
- Brephodrillia ella Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932[6]
- Brephodrillia perfectus Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932[7]