Drillia cunninghamae

Drillia cunninghamae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Drillia
Species: D. cunninghamae
Binomial name
Drillia cunninghamae
McLean & Poorman, 1971 [1]

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

Description

The shell grows to a length of 35 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Eastern Pacific off Panama and the Gulf of California, found at depths between 10 m. and 63 m.

References

  1. McLean, J.H. & Poorman, R. (1971) New species of tropical Eastern Pacific Turridae. The Veliger, 14, 89–113.
  2. Drillia cunninghamae McLean & Poorman, 1971.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 October 2011.


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