''Clathrodrillia'' is a

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of sea snails, marine gastropod

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.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

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, 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 ''Clathrodrillia berryi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Drilliidae. Description Distribution This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along Panama. References McLean & Poorman, 1971. N ...

'' (McLean & Poorman, 1971). * ''

Clathrodrillia callianira ''Clathrodrillia callianira'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae. Description The height of the shell attains 16 mm, its diameter 5.5 mm. (Original description) The slender, acute shell ...

'' Dall, 1919. * ''

Clathrodrillia colombiana ''Clathrodrillia colombiana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Drilliidae.Bouchet, P. (2016). Clathrodrillia colombiana Fallon, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register ...

'' Fallon, 2016. * ''

Clathrodrillia dautzenbergi ''Clathrodrillia dautzenbergi'' 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 28 mm. Distribution This species occurs off the Mid-At ...

'' (Tippett, 1995). * ''

Clathrodrillia dolana ''Clathrodrillia dolana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.Rosenberg, G. (2015). Clathrodrillia dolana Dall, 1927. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at htt ...

'' 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 ''Clathrodrillia garciai'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae.Bouchet, P. (2016). Clathrodrillia garciai Fallon, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...

'' Fallon, 2016. * ''

Clathrodrillia gibbosa ''Clathrodrillia gibbosa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85, ...

'' (Born, 1778). * ''

Clathrodrillia guadeloupensis ''Clathrodrillia guadeloupensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae.Bouchet, P. (2016). Clathrodrillia guadeloupensis Fallon, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Mari ...

'' Fallon, 2016. * ''

Clathrodrillia inimica ''Clathrodrillia inimica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. Description The shell grows to a length of 6.6 mm, its diameter 3 mm. (Original description) The minute shell minute is whit ...

'' Dall, 1927. * † ''

Clathrodrillia kutaiana ''Clathrodrillia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Clathrodrillia Dall, 1918. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php/aphia.ph ...

'' Beets, 1985 * ''

Clathrodrillia lophoessa ''Clathrodrillia lophoessa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. Description The length of the shell attains 9 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Atlantic O ...

'' (Watson, 1882). * ''

Clathrodrillia marissae ''Clathrodrillia marissae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae.Bouchet, P. (2016). Clathrodrillia marissae Fallon, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...

'' Fallon, 2016. * ''

Clathrodrillia orellana ''Clathrodrillia orellana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. Description The shell grows to a length of 7.5 mm, its diameter 3.5 mm. (Original description) The small, slender shell is ...

'' Dall, 1927. * ''

Clathrodrillia parva ''Clathrodrillia parva'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae.Bouchet, P. (2016). Clathrodrillia parva Fallon, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http ...

'' Fallon, 2016. * ''

Clathrodrillia petuchi ''Clathrodrillia petuchi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. Description The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 53 mm. It is hollow on the inside. Distribution This specie ...

'' (Tippett, 1995). * ''

Clathrodrillia rubrofasciata ''Clathrodrillia rubrofasciata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae.Bouchet, P. (2016). Clathrodrillia rubrofasciata Fallon, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' 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 ''Clathrodrillia tryoni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.Bouchet, P. (2016). Clathrodrillia colombiana Fallon, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...

'' (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 ''Clathrodrillia walteri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Drilliidae, which lives in the Pacific Ocean off the Pearl Islands, Panama, in shells up to 38 millimetres long. References Exter ...

'' (Smith M., 1946). * ''

Clathrodrillia wolfei ''Clathrodrillia wolfei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.Bouchet, P. (2016). Clathrodrillia wolfei (Tippett, 1995). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...

'' (Tippett, 1995). ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Clathrodrillia aenone'' (Dall, 1919): synonym of ''

Pyrgospira obeliscus ''Pyrgospira aenone'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pyrgospira aenone (Dall, 1919). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https:// ...

'' (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 ''Compsodrillia alcestis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies. Description The length of the shell attains 43.5 mm, its diameter 15.3 mm. (Original descrip ...

'' (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 ''Compsodrillia bicarinata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies. Description The length of the shell attains 52.2 mm, its diameter 15.7 mm. Distribution Th ...

'' (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 ''Drillia connelli'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Drilliidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Drillia connelli. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia. ...

'' Kilburn, 1988 * ''Clathrodrillia fanoa'' Dall, 1927: synonym of ''

Compsodrillia fanoa ''Compsodrillia excentrica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.MolluscaBase (2018). Compsodrillia fanoa (Dall, 1927). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Specie ...

'' (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 ''Compsodrillia haliplexa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies. Description The length of the shell attains 27 mm, its diameter 8 mm. (Original description) ...

'' (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 ''Crassispira pellisphocae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae. Description The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 11 mm. The small shell has a warm yellow brown color. I ...

'' (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 (

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) * ''Clathrodrillia ponciana'' (Dall & Simpson, 1901): synonym of ''

Crassispira nigrescens ''Crassispira nigrescens'' is a species of small predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, . Description The length of the blackish, brown shell attains 8.5 mm. The shell contains 8 whorls, showing ...

'' (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 ''Compsodrillia thestia'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies. Description The length of the shell attains 14 mm, its diameter 5 mm. (Original description) T ...

'' (Dall, 1919) * ''Clathrodrillia tholoides'' Watson, 1882: synonym of ''

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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): 1-363

WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: family Drilliidae
{{Taxonbar, from=Q5128496 Drilliidae Gastropod genera