Acinodrillia amazimba
| Acinodrillia amazimba | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Acinodrillia |
| Species: | A. amazimba
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| Binomial name | |
| Acinodrillia amazimba Kilburn, 1988
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Acinodrillia amazimba is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the brown, biconic-claviform shell varies between 8.8 mm and 9.5 mm; its width is 3.7 mm. The spiral sculpture of the shell shows sharply incised grooves, carving through the fine, raised axial ribs into small nodules.[2]
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off West Transkei, South Africa.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Acinodrillia amazimba Kilburn, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- ^ Kilburn, R. N. "Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 4. Subfamilies Drilliinae, Crassispirinae and Strictispirinae." Annals of the Natal Museum 29.1 (1988): 167–320
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