Compsodrillia duplicata

Compsodrillia duplicata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Compsodrillia duplicata
Original image of a shell of Compsodrillia duplicata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Compsodrillia
Species:
C. duplicata
Binomial name
Compsodrillia duplicata
(Sowerby I, 1834)
Synonyms[1]

Pleurotoma duplicata Sowerby I, 1834

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 58 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean between Mexico and Ecuador.

References

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  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
  • "Compsodrillia duplicata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  • Additions to the Panamic Province gastropod (Mollusca) literature, 1971 to 1992; The Festivus vol. 24 suppl. 1992