Drillia clionellaeformis
Species of gastropod
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Drillia clionellaeformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
| Drillia clionellaeformis | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Drillia clionellaeformis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Drillia |
| Species: | D. clionellaeformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Drillia clionellaeformis | |
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Description
The shell attains a length of 22 mm.
The yellowish shell is longitudinally plicate, the plicae whitish, closely covered by revolving lines. The whorls are contracted and unilirate at the suture.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola at depths between 15 m and 35 m.