Agladrillia macella

Agladrillia macella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Agladrillia
Species: A. macella
Binomial name
Agladrillia macella
(Melvill, 1923)
Synonyms[1]
  • Surcula macilenta Melvill, 1923, non Solander in Brander, 1766
  • Turris (Surcula) macella Melvill, 1923

Agladrillia macella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1][2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 17.2 mm, its diameter 5 mm.

Distribution

The holotype has been found off South Africa. The given type locality is unlikely as the holotype does not resemble anything known from the South African littoral. The referral to Agladrillia is speculative. [3]

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