Darrylia
Genus of gastropods
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Darrylia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Horaiclavidae.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Horaiclavidae |
| Genus: | Darrylia García, 2008[1] |
| Type species | |
| Darrylia harryleei García, 2008 | |
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It was previously included tentatively within the subfamily Crassispirinae of the family Turridae.[2]
Description
Species in this genus show a broad protoconch with 1.5 whorls and without spiral ornamentation. The claviform shell contains strong axial ribs, crossed by narrower spiral cords, and lacks a sutural cord. The elongate-ovate aperture measures about a third of the total length of the shell. The lip shows a strong varix.
Species
Species within the genus Darrylia include:
- Darrylia abdita Espinosa & Ortea, 2018
- Darrylia bizantina Espinosa & Ortea, 2018
- Darrylia clendenini (García, 2008)
- Darrylia harryleei García, 2008[3]
- Darrylia kleinrosa (Usticke, 1969) (synonyms: Miraclathurella kleinrosa (Nowell-Usticke, 1969); Drillia kleinrosa Nowell-Usticke, 1969)
- Darrylia maisiana Espinosa & Ortea, 2018
- Darrylia peggywilliamsae (Fallon, 2010)