Cerodrillia nicklesi
Species of gastropod
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Cerodrillia nicklesi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]
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| Cerodrillia nicklesi | |
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| Shell of Cerodrillia nicklesi (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Cerodrillia |
| Species: | C. nicklesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerodrillia nicklesi (Knudsen, 1956) [1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Drillia nicklesi Knudsen, 1956 | |
Description
The length of an adult shell varies between 6 mm and 9 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Atlantic Ocean off Western Sahara and Senegal