Splendrillia benthicola
Species of gastropod
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Splendrillia benthicola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
| Splendrillia benthicola | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Splendrillia |
| Species: | S. benthicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Splendrillia benthicola Dell, 1956 | |
Description
The length of the shell is 25 mm, its diameter 9.5 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Chatham Rise, East of South Island, New Zealand at depths between 360 m and 530 m.