''Filodrillia'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s,
marine gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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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.org/ ...
, the
cone snails and their allies.
[Bouchet, P. (2015). Filodrillia Hedley, 1922. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432461 on 2016-03-06]
Description
''Filodrillia'' is a genus from deep water which resembles ''
Etrema
''Etrema'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clathurellidae.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), species with valid names within the genus ''Etrema'' include:
* '' Etrema aliciae' ...
'' in the form of the sinus, but not of the
protoconch
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, but differs in the thin slender shell, turreted whorls, absence of ribs and varix. The spiral
sculpture
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predominates.
Hedley, Charles (1920), A revision of the Australian Turridae; Records of the Australian Museum, vol. XIII nr. 6, Sydney
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Distribution
This marine genus is endemic
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to Australia and occurs off New South Wales
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, South Australia
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, Tasmania
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and Victoria
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* Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India
* Victoria (state), a state of Australia
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.
Species
Species within the genus ''Filodrillia'' include:Filodrillia thornleyana
''Filodrillia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Filodrillia Hedley, 1922. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...
'' Laseron, 1954
* '' Filodrillia tricarinata'' (Tenison-Woods, 1878)
* '' Filodrillia trophonoides'' (Verco, 1909)
* ''Filodrillia vitrea
''Filodrillia vitrea'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.WoRMS (2015). Filodrillia vitrea Laseron, 1954. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marin ...
'' Laseron, 1954
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Filodrillia recta'' (Hedley, 1903): synonym of '' Austrocarina recta'' (Hedley, 1903)
* † ''Filodrillia rupta'' Marwick, 1931: synonym of † '' Drilliola rupta'' (Marwick, 1931) (original combination)
* ''Filodrillia steira'' Hedley, 1922: synonym of '' Austroturris steira'' (Hedley, 1922)
* †''Filodrillia studiosorum'' L. C. King, 1933 : synonym of † '' Maoritomella studiosorum'' (L. C. King, 1933) (original combination)
* † ''Filodrillia torquatella'' Marwick, 1931 : synonym of † '' Maoritomella torquatella'' (Marwick, 1931) (original combination)
References
Hedley, C. 1922. ''A revision of the Australian Turridae''. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213-359, pls 42-56
* Taylor, J.D., Kantor, Y.I. & Sysoev, A.V. 1993. ''Foregut anatomy, feeding mechanisms, relationships and classification of the Conoidea (=Toxoglossa) (Gastropoda).'' Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 59: 125-170
Bouchet, P.; Kantor, Y. I.; Sysoev, A.; Puillandre, N. (2011). ''A new operational classification of the Conoidea''. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77, 273-308
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Gastropods of Australia
Gastropod genera