Splendrillia stegeri
Species of gastropod
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Splendrillia stegeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
| Splendrillia stegeri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Splendrillia |
| Species: | S. stegeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Splendrillia stegeri (Nowell-Usticke, 1959) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Brachycythara stegeri Nowell-Usticke, 1959 (original combination) | |
Description
The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 6.5 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico