| Inodrillia dalli | |
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| Shell and protoconch of Inodrillia dalli (holotype of Drillia dalli var. cestrota at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Horaiclavidae |
| Genus: | Inodrillia |
| Species: | I. dalli |
| Binomial name | |
| Inodrillia dalli (Verrill & Smith, 1882) | |
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Inodrillia dalli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.
It was previously included within the family Drilliidae and then in Turridae.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 27 mm.
This species, recognizable by its large blunt tip and brownish livid streaks or tint, is notably variable. The ribs much stronger than in the typical form, and closer set ; they even undulate the fasciole a little.
Distribution
This marine species occurs from New Jersey to Florida, US.
References
- ^ Inodrillia dalli (Verrill & Smith, 1882). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
- Dall W.H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877–78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879–80), by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake", Lieut.-Commander C.D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XXIX. Report on the Mollusca. Part 2, Gastropoda and Scaphopoda. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College, 18: 1–492, pls. 10–40
- Verrill, Trans. Conn. Acad., V. p. 451, pl. 57
External links
- Rosenberg G., Moretzsohn F. & García E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.
- "Inodrillia dalli". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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| Inodrillia dalli | |