Splendrillia interpunctata
Species of gastropod
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Splendrillia interpunctata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
| Splendrillia interpunctata | |
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| Shell of Splendrillia interpunctata (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Splendrillia |
| Species: | S. interpunctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Splendrillia interpunctata (E. A. Smith, 1882) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 16.5 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea.