''Clathrodrillia'' is a
genus
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of
sea snails, marine
gastropod mollusk
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s in the
family
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Drilliidae
The Drilliidae are a taxonomic family of small predatory sea snails with high-spired shells. They are classified as marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.
This family has no subfamilies. It consists of about 30 genera and approxi ...
.
[Bouchet, P. (2014). Clathrodrillia Dall, 1918. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415210 on 2014-12-13]
Description
Previously this genus was regarded as a subgenus of ''
Drillia''. It differs by its stronger spiral
sculpture
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. The terminal
varix
A varix (pl. varices) is an abnormally dilated vessel with a tortuous course. Varices usually occur in the venous system, but may also occur in arterial or lymphatic vessels.
Examples of varices include:
* Varicose veins, large tortuous veins ...
, blotched with color, is also more pronounced. These are brown or brownish clathrate species.
Species
Species within the genus ''Clathrodrillia'' include:
* ''
Clathrodrillia allyniana
''Clathrodrillia allyniana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae
The Drilliidae are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of small predatory sea snails with high-spired shells. ...
''
(Hertlein & Strong, 1951).
* ''
Clathrodrillia berryi''
(McLean & Poorman, 1971).
* ''
Clathrodrillia callianira''
Dall, 1919.
* ''
Clathrodrillia colombiana''
Fallon, 2016.
* ''
Clathrodrillia dautzenbergi''
(Tippett, 1995).
* ''
Clathrodrillia dolana''
Dall, 1927.
* ''
Clathrodrillia flavidula
''Clathrodrillia flavidula'', common name the javelin turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.
Description
The shell is rather thin, turreted, longitudinally obliquely ribbed and crossed by revo ...
''
(Lamarck, 1822).
* ''
Clathrodrillia garciai''
Fallon, 2016.
* ''
Clathrodrillia gibbosa''
(Born, 1778).
* ''
Clathrodrillia guadeloupensis''
Fallon, 2016.
* ''
Clathrodrillia inimica''
Dall, 1927.
* † ''
Clathrodrillia kutaiana''
Beets, 1985
* ''
Clathrodrillia lophoessa''
(Watson, 1882).
* ''
Clathrodrillia marissae''
Fallon, 2016.
* ''
Clathrodrillia orellana''
Dall, 1927.
* ''
Clathrodrillia parva''
Fallon, 2016.
* ''
Clathrodrillia petuchi''
(Tippett, 1995).
* ''
Clathrodrillia rubrofasciata''
Fallon, 2016.
* ''
Clathrodrillia salvadorica
''Clathrodrillia salvadorica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 20 mm and 30 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs between ...
''
(Hertlein & Strong, 1951).
* ''
Clathrodrillia solida
''Clathrodrillia solida'', common name the solid drillia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae
The Drilliidae are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of small predatory sea sna ...
''
(Adams C. B., 1850).
* ''
Clathrodrillia tryoni''
(Dall, 1889).
* ''
Clathrodrillia vezzaronellyae
''Clathrodrillia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Drilliidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Clathrodrillia Dall, 1918. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/ap ...
''
Cossignani, 2019
* ''
Clathrodrillia walteri''
(Smith M., 1946).
* ''
Clathrodrillia wolfei''
(Tippett, 1995).
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Clathrodrillia aenone''
(Dall, 1919): synonym of ''
Pyrgospira obeliscus''
(Reeve, 1845).
* ''Clathrodrillia albicoma''
(Dall, 1889): synonym of ''
Neodrillia albicoma
''Neodrillia albicoma'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.Bouchet, P. (2016). Neodrillia albicoma (Dall, 1889). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...
''
(Dall, 1889).
* ''Clathrodrillia albinodata''
auct. non Reeve, 1846: synonym of ''
Pilsbryspira nodata
''Pilsbryspira nodata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae
Pseudomelatomidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Conoidea (previously Conac ...
''
(C. B. Adams, 1850).
* ''Clathrodrillia alcestis''
Dall, 1919: synonym of ''
Compsodrillia alcestis''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''Clathrodrillia alcmene''
Dall, 1919: synonym of ''
Calliclava alcmene
''Calliclava alcmene'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Drilliidae.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 13.5 mm and 19 mm.
(Original description) The small shell ...
''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''Clathrodrillia alcyone''
Dall, 1919: synonym of ''
Kylix alcyone
''Kylix alcyone'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.
Description
The shell grows to a length of 15 mm, its diameter 4.5 mm.
(Original description) The small, slender shell is acute. It ...
''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''Clathrodrillia andromeda''
Dall, 1919: synonym of ''
Hindsiclava andromeda
''Hindsiclava andromeda'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 16 mm and 60 mm.
(Original description) The acute, fusiform shell ...
''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''Clathrodrillia bicarinata''
Shasky, 1961 synonym of ''
Compsodrillia bicarinata''
(Shasky, 1961)
* ''Clathrodrillia blakensis''
(Tippett, 2007): synonym of ''
Neodrillia blakensis
''Neodrillia blakensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Drilliidae.Bouchet, P. (2016). Neodrillia blakensis (Tippett, 2007). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Mari ...
''
(Tippett, 2007)
* ''Clathrodrillia castianira''
Dall, 1919: synonym of ''
Crockerella castianira
''Crockerella castianira'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clathurellidae, the cone snails
A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not ...
''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''Clathrodrillia chaaci''
(Espinosa & Rolan, 1995): synonym of ''
Fenimorea chaaci
''Fenimorea chaaci'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae
The Drilliidae are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of small predatory sea snails with high-spired shells. They are ...
''
(Espinosa & Rolán, 1995)
* ''Clathrodrillia connelli''
(Kilburn, 1988): synonym of ''
Drillia connelli''
Kilburn, 1988
* ''Clathrodrillia fanoa''
Dall, 1927: synonym of ''
Compsodrillia fanoa''
(Dall, 1927)
* ''Clathrodrillia fuscescens''
Reeve, 1843: synonym of ''
Crassispira fuscescens
''Crassispira fuscescens'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.
This species is similar to † ''Drillia fuscescens'' (Gray, 1843)
Description
The length of the shell varies between 10&nbs ...
''
(Reeve, 1843)
* ''Clathrodrillia haliplexa''
Dall, 1919: synonym of ''
Compsodrillia haliplexa''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''Clathrodrillia halis''
Dall, 1919: synonym of ''
Carinodrillia halis
''Carinodrillia halis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 35 mm.
(Original description) The elongated, acute shell is y ...
''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''Clathrodrillia interpleura''
(Dall & Simpson, 1901): synonym of ''
Buchema interpleura
''Buchema interpleura'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.Rosenberg, G. (2014). Buchema interpleura. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxd ...
''
(Dall & Simpson, 1901)
* ''Clathrodrillia limans''
Dall, 1919: synonym of ''
Crassispira pellisphocae''
(Reeve, 1845)
* † ''Clathrodrillia mareana''
Weisbord, 1962: synonym of ''Clathrodrillia gibbosa''
(Born, 1778)
* ''Clathrodrillia minor''
(Dautzenberg, 1900): synonym of ''Clathrodrillia dautzenbergi''
(Tippett, 1995)
* ''Clathrodrillia ostrearum''
Stearns, 1872: synonym of ''
Pyrgospira ostrearum
''Pyrgospira ostrearum'', common name the oyster turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 25 mm.
The shell is concave ...
''
(Stearns, 1872)
* ''Clathrodrillia paria''
(Reeve, 1846): synonym of ''
Fenimorea paria
''Fenimorea paria'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Drilliidae.Bouchet, P. (2016). Fenimorea paria (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
''
(Reeve, 1846)
* ''Clathrodrillia paziana''
Dall, 1919: synonym of ''
Kylix paziana
''Kylix paziana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 12 mm and 17 mm; its diameter is 5 mm.
(Original description) The small, ...
''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''Clathrodrillia pentagonalis''
Dall, 1889: synonym of ''
Bellaspira pentagonalis
''Bellaspira pentagonalis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.
Description
The shell grows to a length of 10 mm.
The stout shell has a white tip. The whorls are whitish and the summits of th ...
''
(Dall, 1889)
* ''Clathodrillia perclathrata''
(Azuma, 1960): synonym of ''Clavus (Clathrodrillia) perclathrata''
Azuma, 1960 (
nomen nudum
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)
* ''Clathrodrillia ponciana''
(Dall & Simpson, 1901):
synonym of ''
Crassispira nigrescens''
(C. B. Adams, 1845)
* ''Clathrodrillia resina''
(Dall, 1908): synonym of ''
Hindsiclava resina
''Hindsiclava resina'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.
This species was questionably placed in synonymy with '' Hindsiclava militaris''
Description
The length of the shell varies betwe ...
''
(Dall, 1908)
* ''Clathrodrillia thestia''
Dall, 1919: synonym of ''
Compsodrillia thestia''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''Clathrodrillia tholoides''
Watson, 1882: synonym of ''
Kryptos tholoides
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''
(Watson, 1882)
References
External links
Dall, W.H. (1918) Notes on the nomenclature of the mollusks of the family Turritidae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 54, 313–333 Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70 (1927) Dall,W.H. (1927), ''Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United States by the United States Fisheries steamer Albatross in 1885 and 1886''. No. 2667, pp. 1-134.April 20, 1927 Fallon P.J. (2016). ''Taxonomic review of tropical western Atlantic shallow water Drilliidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea) including descriptions of 100 new species''. Zootaxa. 4090(1): 1-363WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: family Drilliidae
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Drilliidae
Gastropod genera