''Filodrillia'' is a
genus of
sea snail
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s,
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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 ...
mollusks in the
family Borsoniidae
Borsoniidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet, P. (2011). Borsoniidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.o ...
, the
cone snails
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and their allies.
[Bouchet, P. (2015). Filodrillia Hedley, 1922. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432461 on 2016-03-06]
Description
''Filodrillia'' is a genus from deep water which resembles ''
Etrema
''Etrema'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clathurellidae.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), species with valid names within the genus ''Etrema'' include:
* '' Etrema aliciae'' ...
'' in the form of the sinus, but not of the
protoconch
A protoconch (meaning first or earliest or original shell) is an embryonic or larval shell which occurs in some classes of molluscs, e.g., the initial chamber of an ammonite or the larval shell of a gastropod. In older texts it is also called ...
, but differs in the thin slender shell, turreted whorls, absence of ribs and varix. The spiral
sculpture predominates.
Hedley, Charles (1920), A revision of the Australian Turridae; Records of the Australian Museum, vol. XIII nr. 6, Sydney
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Distribution
This marine genus is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.
Species
Species within the genus ''Filodrillia'' include:Filodrillia angulifera
''Filodrillia angulifera'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae
Borsoniidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.B ...
'' Cotton, 1947
* ''Filodrillia columnaria
''Filodrillia columnaria'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.WoRMS (2015). Filodrillia columnaria Hedley, 1922. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...
'' Hedley, 1922
* ''Filodrillia crebrespirata
''Filodrillia crebrespirata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.WoRMS (2015). Filodrillia crebrespirata (Verco, 1909). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...
'' (Verco, 1909)
* '' Filodrillia delicatula'' Laseron, 1954
* '' Filodrillia dolorosa'' (Thiele, 1925)
* '' Filodrillia dulcis'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1896)
* ''Filodrillia haswelli
''Filodrillia haswelli'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.WoRMS (2015). Filodrillia haswelli (Hedley, 1907). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://ww ...
'' (Hedley, 1907)
* ''Filodrillia lacteola
''Filodrillia lacteola'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.WoRMS (2015). Filodrillia crebrespirata (Verco, 1909). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http: ...
'' (Verco, 1909)
* ''Filodrillia mucronata
''Filodrillia mucronata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.WoRMS (2015). Filodrillia mucronata Hedley, 1922. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://ww ...
'' Hedley, 1922
* ''Filodrillia ordinata
''Filodrillia ordinata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae
Borsoniidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bou ...
'' Laseron, 1954
* ''Filodrillia ornata
''Filodrillia ornata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.WoRMS (2015). Filodrillia ornata Hedley, 1922. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.mari ...
'' Hedley, 1922
* ''Filodrillia pergradata
''Filodrillia pergradata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.WoRMS (2015). Filodrillia pergradata Cotton, 1947. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...
'' Cotton, 1947
* ''Filodrillia stadialis
''Filodrillia stadialis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Borsoniidae.WoRMS (2015). Filodrillia mucronata Hedley, 1922. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...
'' Hedley, 1922
* ''Filodrillia teres
''Filodrillia teres'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.WoRMS (2015). Filodrillia teres Laseron, 1954. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marin ...
'' Laseron, 1954
* ''Filodrillia thornleyana
''Filodrillia thornleyana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae
Borsoniidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea. ...
'' Laseron, 1954
* '' Filodrillia tricarinata'' (Tenison-Woods, 1878)
* '' Filodrillia trophonoides'' (Verco, 1909)
* '' Filodrillia vitrea'' Laseron, 1954
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Filodrillia recta'' (Hedley, 1903): synonym of '' Austrocarina recta'' (Hedley, 1903)
* † ''Filodrillia rupta'' Marwick, 1931: synonym of † ''Drilliola rupta
''Drilliola rupta'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.Marshall, B. (2015). Drilliola rupta (Marwick, 1931) †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
'' (Marwick, 1931) (original combination)
* ''Filodrillia steira'' Hedley, 1922: synonym of ''Austroturris steira
''Austroturris steira'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.WoRMS (2015). Austroturris steira (Hedley, 1922). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.m ...
'' (Hedley, 1922)
* †''Filodrillia studiosorum'' L. C. King, 1933 : synonym of † '' Maoritomella studiosorum'' (L. C. King, 1933) (original combination)
* † ''Filodrillia torquatella'' Marwick, 1931 : synonym of † '' Maoritomella torquatella'' (Marwick, 1931) (original combination)
References
Hedley, C. 1922. ''A revision of the Australian Turridae''. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213-359, pls 42-56
* Taylor, J.D., Kantor, Y.I. & Sysoev, A.V. 1993. ''Foregut anatomy, feeding mechanisms, relationships and classification of the Conoidea (=Toxoglossa) (Gastropoda).'' Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 59: 125-170
Bouchet, P.; Kantor, Y. I.; Sysoev, A.; Puillandre, N. (2011). ''A new operational classification of the Conoidea''. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77, 273-308
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Gastropods of Australia
Gastropod genera