Splendrillia jacula
Species of gastropod
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Splendrillia jacula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
| Splendrillia jacula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Splendrillia |
| Species: | S. jacula |
| Binomial name | |
| Splendrillia jacula Dell, 1956 | |
Description
The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Otago Peninsula, South Island