Drillia regia
Species of gastropod
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Drillia regia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
| Drillia regia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Drillia |
| Species: | D. regia |
| Binomial name | |
| Drillia regia (Habe & Murakami, 1970) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Clavus regius Habe & Murakami, 1970 (original combination) | |
The database Gastropods.com regards this species as a synonym of Neodrillia enna (W. H. Dall, 1918), in turn regarded by WoRMS as a synonym of Drillia enna (W. H. Dall, 1918).
Description
The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 60 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean and off the Philippines.