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Drillia cunninghamae

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Drillia cunninghamae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: 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

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The shell grows to a length of 35 mm (1.4 in).

Distribution

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This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Eastern Pacific off Panama and the Gulf of California, found at depths between 10 and 63 m (33 and 207 ft).

References

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  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.
  • Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
  • McLean, J.H. (1971). "New species of tropical Eastern Pacific Turridae". The Veliger. 14: 89–113.
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