''Paradrillia'' is a
genus 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 ...
s, 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 ...
mollusks in the
family Horaiclavidae
Horaiclavidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.
In 2011 this family was split off from the family Pseudomelatomidae (formerly the subfamily Crassispirinae McLean, 1971) by Bouchet P., Ka ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Paradrillia'' include:
* ''
Paradrillia agalma''
(Smith E. A., 1906)
* ''
Paradrillia alluaudi''
(Dautzenberg, 1932)
* ''
Paradrillia consimilis''
(Smith E. A., 1879)
* ''
Paradrillia convexiuscula''
T. Shuto, 1961
* ''
Paradrillia dainichiensis''
(Yokoyama, 1923)
* ''
Paradrillia darnleyensis''
Shuto, 1983
* ''
Paradrillia felix''
(Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971)
* ''
Paradrillia fugata''
(E.A. Smith, 1895)
* ''
Paradrillia gemmata
''Paradrillia gemmata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.
Description
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off the Northern Territory.
References
* Shuto, ...
''
Shuto, 1983
* ''
Paradrillia himea''
Makiyama, 1927
* ''
Paradrillia inconstans''
(Smith E. A., 1875)
* ''
Paradrillia kakegawensis''
Makiyama, 1927
* ''
Paradrillia lithoria''
(Melvill & Standen, 1903)
* ''
Paradrillia melvilli''
Powell, 1969
* ''
Paradrillia minoensis''
Shuto, 1961
* ''
Paradrillia nannodes''
(Sturany, 1900) (synonym: ''Pleurotoma (Surcula) nannodes''
Sturany, 1900)
* ''
Paradrillia nivalioides''
(Yokoyama, M., 1920)
* ''
Paradrillia patruelis
''Paradrillia patruelis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 18 mm.
The reddish brown shell shows a white narrow band on the periphery, and, on ...
''
(Smith E. A., 1875)
* ''
Paradrillia rougeyroni''
(Souverbie, 1874)
* ''
Paradrillia sagamiana''
Okutani, 1964
* ''
Paradrillia sultana''
(Thiele, 1925)
* ''
Paradrillia taiwanensis''
Nomura, 1935
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Paradrillia (Paradrillia) coxi''
(Angas, 1867): synonym of ''
Vexitomina coxi
''Vexitomina coxi'', common name Cox's turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae
Horaiclavidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.
In ...
''
(Angas, 1867)
* ''Paradrillia agnewi''
Tenison-Woods, 1879: synonym of ''
Vexitomina coxi
''Vexitomina coxi'', common name Cox's turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae
Horaiclavidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.
In ...
''
(Angas, 1867)
* ''Paradrillia asamusiensis''
Nomura & Zinbo, 1940: synonym of ''Paradrillia inconstans''
(Smith, 1875)
* ''Paradrillia celebensis''
(Schepman, M.M., 1913): synonym of ''
Benthomangelia celebensis
''Benthomangelia celebensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 8.5 mm, its diameter 3.5 mm.
(Original description) The small shell has a su ...
''
(Schepman, 1913)
* ''Paradrillia dainitiensis''
Makiyama, 1922: synonym of ''Paradrillia consimilis''
(Smith, 1879)
* ''Paradrillia gaylordae''
Preston, 1905: synonym of ''Paradrillia inconstans prunulum''
(Melvill & Standen, 1901)
* ''Paradrillia pilazona''
Laseron, 1954 : synonym of ''
Vexitomina torquata
''Vexitomina torquata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae
Horaiclavidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.
In 2011 this family was s ...
''
Laseron, 1954
* ''Paradrillia reticulata''
Kuroda, 1953: synonym of ''
Iwaoa reticulata''
Kuroda, 1953
References
* Smith, E.A. 1875. ''A list of the Gasteropoda collected in Japanese seas by Commander H.C. St. John, R.N.'' Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 15: 414-427
* Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1901. ''The Mollusca of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and the Arabian Sea, as evidenced mainly through the collections of Mr. F.W. Townsend, 1893-1900; with descriptions of new species.'' Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1901(ii): 327-460 pls
* Preston, H.B. 1905. ''Descriptions of new species of marine shells from Ceylon''. Journal of Malacology 12(1): 1-8
* Makiyama, 1940
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