''Buridrillia deroyorum'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Pseudomelatomidae
Pseudomelatomidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Conoidea (previously Conacea) and part of the Neogastropoda ( Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
In 1995 Kantor elevated the subfamily Pseudomelatomina ...
.
[MolluscaBase (2018). Buridrillia deroyorum Emerson & McLean, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433178 on 23 May 2018]
Description
The length of the shell attains 50 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the
Galápagos Islands.
References
* Emerson, W.K. & McLean, J.H. (1992) ''Buridrillia deroyorum, new species from the Galapagos Islands, a living record of a Neogene turrid genus''. The Nautilus, 106, 39–42
External links
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deroyorum
Gastropods described in 1992
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