Splendrillia albicans

Species of gastropod

Splendrillia albicans

Drawing of a shell of Splendrillia albicans
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Subclass:  | Caenogastropoda
Order:  | Neogastropoda
Superfamily:  | Conoidea
Family:  | Drilliidae
Genus:  | Splendrillia
Species:  |

S. albicans

Binomial name
Splendrillia albicans

(Hinds, 1843) [1]

Synonyms[2]

* Clavatula albicans Hinds, 1843 (basionym)
* Defrancia albicans (Hinds, 1843)
* Mangilia albicans (Hinds, 1843)
* Pleurotoma albicans (Hinds, 1843)

Splendrillia albicans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]

## Description[edit]

The shell is slightly longitudinally ribbed with the ribs nodose at the sutures, with revolving striae towards the base of the body whorl . The shell is whitish, more or less tinged with chestnut. The length of the shell is 6 mm.[3]

## Distribution[edit]

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Straits of Malacca at a depth of 30 m.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Hinds, R.B. (1843) On new species of Pleurotoma, Clavatula, and Mangelia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1843, 36–46.
2. ^ a b Splendrillia albicans (Hinds, 1843). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 November 2011.
3. ^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 259; 1884 (described as Mangilia albicans)

* Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Splendrillia albicans at Wikimedia Commons

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q7578463
* CoL: 6ZCLC
* GBIF: 6507061
* IRMNG: 11815934
* SeaLifeBase: 98219
* WoRMS: 434908

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