''Compsodrillia'' 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 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 Pseudomelatominae ...
, the turrids and allies.
Species
Species within the genus ''Compsodrillia'' include:
* ''
Compsodrillia acestra
''Compsodrillia acestra'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.
Description
The length of the shell attains 19 mm, its diameter 5.5 mm.
(Original description) ...
''
(Dall, 1889)
* ''
Compsodrillia albonodosa''
(Carpenter, 1857)
* ''
Compsodrillia alcestis''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''
Compsodrillia bicarinata''
(Shasky, 1961)
* ''
Compsodrillia canna''
(Dall, 1889)
* † ''
Compsodrillia catherina''
W.P. Woodring, 1928
* ''
Compsodrillia disticha''
Bartsch, 1934
* † ''
Compsodrillia drewi''
(Gardner, 1948)
* ''
Compsodrillia duplicata''
(Sowerby I, 1834)
* ''
Compsodrillia eucosmia
''Compsodrillia eucosmia'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 25 mm.
(Original description) Th ...
''
(Dall, 1889)
* ''
Compsodrillia excentrica''
(Sowerby I, 1834)
* ''
Compsodrillia fanoa''
(Dall, 1927)
* † ''
Compsodrillia foruita''
MacNeil, 1960
* ''
Compsodrillia gonae''
Jong & Coomans, 1988
* ''
Compsodrillia gracilis''
McLean & Poorman, 1971
* ''
Compsodrillia gundlachi
''Compsodrillia gundlachi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies. The specific epithet is named after Cuban naturalist Juan Gundlach.
Description
The length of the she ...
''
(Dall & Simpson, 1901)
* ''
Compsodrillia haliostrephis
''Compsodrillia haliostrephis'' , common name the spindle drillia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.
Description
The length of the shell varies betwe ...
''
(Dall, 1889)
* ''
Compsodrillia haliplexa''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''
Compsodrillia jaculum''
(Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932)
* ''
Compsodrillia mammillata''
Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971
* ''
Compsodrillia nakamurai''
J. Makiyama, 1931
* ''
Compsodrillia nana''
Bartsch, 1934
* ''
Compsodrillia olssoni''
McLean & Poorman, 1971
* ''
Compsodrillia opaca''
McLean & Poorman, 1971
* ''
Compsodrillia petersoni''
Bartsch, 1934
* † ''
Compsodrillia senaria''
W.P. Woodring, 1928
* ''
Compsodrillia thestia''
(Dall, 1919)
* † ''
Compsodrillia torvita''
F.S. MacNeil, 1960
* † ''
Compsodrillia tricatenaria''
(T.A. Conrad, 1862)
* ''
Compsodrillia tristicha''
(Dall, 1889)
* ''
Compsodrillia undatichorda''
McLean & Poorman, 1971
* † ''
Compsodrillia urceola''
W.P. Woodring, 1928
;Species brought into synonymy:
* † ''Compsodrillia chowanensis''
Gardner, 1948: synonym of † ''
Sediliopsis chowanensis
''Sediliopsis chowanensis'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies. ''
(J. Gardner, 1948)
* ''Compsodrillia halis''
H.A. Pilsbry & H.N. Lowe, 1932: synonym of ''
Compsodrillia albonodosa''
(Carpenter, 1857)
* ''Compsodrillia polytorta''
(Dall, 1881):
synonym of ''
Hindsiclava polytorta
''Hindsiclava polytorta'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 60 mm.
(Original description) The large, slender, solid, ...
''
(Dall, 1881)
References
External links
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*
Bouchet, P.; Kantor, Y. I.; Sysoev, A.; Puillandre, N. (2011). ''A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda).'' Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77(3): 273-308De Jong K.M. & Coomans H.E. (1988) Marine gastropods from Curaçao, Aruba and Bonaire. Leiden: E.J. Brill. 261 pp.
Pseudomelatomidae
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