''Paradrillia inconstans'' is a
species 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 ...
, a
marine
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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 ...
mollusk in the
family Horaiclavidae
Horaiclavidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.
In 2011 this family was split off from the family Pseudomelatomidae (formerly the subfamily Crassispirinae McLean, 1971) by Bouchet P., Ka ...
, the
turrids.
;Subspecies:
* ''Paradrillia inconstans prunulum''
(Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1901) (synonyms: ''Drillia prunulum''
Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1901; ''Paradrillia gaylordae''
Preston, 1905)
Description
The length of the shell attains 15 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off
Japan
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and
Queensland,
Australia
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References
* Smith, E.A. 1875. ''A list of the Gasteropoda collected in Japanese seas by Commander H.C. St. John, R.N''. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 15: 414–427
* Preston, H.B. 1905. ''Descriptions of new species of marine shells from Ceylon''. Journal of Malacology 12(1): 1–8
* Habe, T. 1961. ''Coloured illustrations of shells of Japan''. Osaka, Japan : Hoikusha 82 pp., 66 pls.
* Wilson, B. 1994. ''Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods''. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
External links
*
Tucker, J.K. 2004 ''Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)''. Zootaxa 682:1–1295.
inconstans
Gastropods described in 1875
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