Globidrillia micans
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| Globidrillia micans | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Globidrillia micans | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Globidrillia |
| Species: | G. micans |
| Binomial name | |
| Globidrillia micans | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Globidrillia micans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]
The size of an adult shell varies between 7 mm and 15 mm. The chestnut-colored shell has small, rather sharp, whitish, oblique ribs, fading towards the suture. The back of the body whorl is smooth. The outer lip is thin, acute and smooth within.[3]