''Compsodrillia excentrica'' is a
species
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of
sea snail, a marine
gastropod mollusk
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in the
family
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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.
[MolluscaBase (2018). Compsodrillia excentrica (Sowerby I, 1834). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433382 on 2018-07-10]
Description
The length of the shell attains 28.3 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean between
Mexico
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and
Panama
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; also off the
Galapagos Islands (of doubtful occurrence)
References
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt. 9–11 (1841–1843)
External links
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Additions to the Panamic Province gastropod (Mollusca) literature, 1971 to 1992; The Festivus vol. 24 suppl. 1992 K.L. Kaiser,The recent molluscan marine fauna of the Islas Galápagos; The Festivus v. 29 suppl. 1997
excentrica
Gastropods described in 1834
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