''Fenimorea'' is a

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of carnivorous

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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 approx ...

Description

(Original description) The shell is large. The

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are well rounded and smooth. The whorls of the

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show strong, broad axial ribs that are retractively bent and reduced in the depressed groove below the summit and extend anteriorly to the fasciole on the base. The finer

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on the ribs and intercostal spaces consists of decidedly wavy incised spiral lines and fine incremental lines, which vary in strength. The combination of these two elements gives to the surface a peculiar effect, resembling the scales on some butterfly wings. This sculpture extends to the basal fasciole. The fasciole itself and the area immediately posterior to it, as well as the rest of the

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, are marked by spiral threads. The

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is moderately long and broad and strongly channeled anteriorly. The basal sinus is deep and reflected at the edge with a strong parietal callus. The stromboid notch is shallow.

Species

Species within the genus ''Fenimorea'' include: * ''

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

'' Fallon, 2016 * '' Fenimorea alba'' Fallon, 2016 * '' Fenimorea biminensis'' Fallon, 2016 * ''

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

'' Fallon, 2016 * ''

Fenimorea chaaci ''Fenimorea chaaci'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.Bouchet, P. (2016). Fenimorea chaaci (Espinosa & Rolán, 1995). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at h ...

'' (Espinosa & Rolán, 1995) * '' Fenimorea contracta'' Fallon, 2016 * '' Fenimorea crocea'' Fallon, 2016 * '' Fenimorea culexensis'' Nowell-Usticke, 1969 * '' Fenimorea elongata'' Fallon, 2016 * ''

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

'' Fallon, 2016 * ''

Fenimorea fucata ''Fenimorea fucata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae. Description The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 27 mm. The shell is obsoletely channeled above the periphery which i ...

'' (Reeve, 1845) * ''

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

'' Fallon, 2016 * ''

Fenimorea janetae ''Fenimorea janetae'', common name Janet's turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. Description The length of an adult shell varies between 25 mm and 40 mm; its diameter 14.3 mm. ( ...

'' Bartsch, 1934 * ''

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

'' Fallon, 2016 * ''

Fenimorea kathyae ''Fenimorea kathyae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. Description The shell grows to a length of 36 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Gulf of Mexico; and off ...

'' Tippett, 1995 * ''

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

'' Fallon, 2016 * ''

Fenimorea marmarina ''Fenimorea marmarina'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.Bouchet, P. (2016). Fenimorea marmarina (Watson, 1881). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:/ ...

'' (Watson, 1881) * ''

Fenimorea moseri ''Fenimorea moseri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Drilliidae.Bouchet, P.; Sartori, André F. (2016). Fenimorea moseri (Dall, 1889). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Registe ...

'' (Dall, 1889) * '' Fenimorea nivalis'' Fallon, 2016 * '' Fenimorea pagodula'' (Dall, 1889) * '' Fenimorea petiti'' Tippett, 1995 * '' Fenimorea phasma'' (Schwengel, 1940) * '' Fenimorea sunderlandi'' (Petuch, 1987) * '' Fenimorea tartaneata'' Fallon, 2016 * ''

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

'' Fallon, 2016 * '' Fenimorea tippetti'' Fallon, 2016 ; Species brought into synonymy: * ''Fenimorea brunnescens'' Rehder, 1943: synonym of '' Bellaspira brunnescens'' (Rehder, 1943) * ''Fenimorea halidorema'' Schwengel, 1940: synonym of '' Decoradrillia pulchella'' (Reeve, 1845) * ''Fenimorea pentapleura'' J.S. Schwengel, 1940: synonym of '' Bellaspira pentagonalis'' (W.H. Dall, 1889) * ''Fenimorea pulchra'' G.W. Nowell-Usticke, 1959 : synonym of ''

'' (Reeve, 1845) * ''Fenimorea ustickei'' (Nowell-Usticke, 1959): synonym of '' Neodrillia cydia'' Bartsch, 1943 ;

Nomen dubium In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application. Zoology In case of a ''nomen dubium,'' it may be impossible to determine whether a ...

: * '' Fenimorea paria'' (Reeve, 1846)

References

External links

WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: family Drilliidae

De Jong K.M. & Coomans H.E. (1988) Marine gastropods from Curaçao, Aruba and Bonaire. Leiden: E.J. Brill. 261 pp.
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3141625 Gastropod genera