''Filodrillia dulcis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod

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in the

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Borsoniidae Borsoniidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet, P. (2011). Borsoniidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.or ...

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Description

Distribution

This marine species is

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to Australia and occurs off

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and

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References

* Sowerby, G.B., III. (1896) ''List of the Pleurotomidae of South Australia, with descriptions of some new species.'' Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, 2, 24–32, pl. 3 * Verco, J.C. 1909. ''Notes on South Australian marine Mollusca with descriptions of new species. Part XII''. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 33: 293-342 * Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213-359, pls 42-56 {{Taxonbar, from=Q10282343 dulcis Gastropods of Australia Gastropods described in 1896