Splendrillia runcinata

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Splendrillia runcinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]

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Splendrillia runcinata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Splendrillia
Species:
S. runcinata
Binomial name
Splendrillia runcinata
Dell, 1956
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Description

The length of the shell attains 9 mm, its diameter 3.2 mm.[2] It is a non-broadcast spawner without a trocophore stage.[3][4]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off the Chatham Islands at 196-340 m.[5]

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