Splendrillia albicans
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| Splendrillia albicans | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Splendrillia albicans | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Splendrillia |
| Species: | S. albicans |
| Binomial name | |
| Splendrillia albicans | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Splendrillia albicans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]
The shell is slightly longitudinally ribbed with the ribs nodose at the sutures, with revolving striae towards the base of the body whorl . The shell is whitish, more or less tinged with chestnut. The length of the shell is 6 mm.[3]
