''Splendrillia'' is a
genus 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 ...
s, marine
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 ...
mollusks in the
family Drilliidae
The Drilliidae are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of small predatory sea snails with high-spired shells. They are classified as marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.
This family has no s ...
.
Fossils from this old genus have been found in
Eocene strata of Antarctica,
Oligocene
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and
Miocene strata of Australia, Miocene strata of Germany, Japan and New Zealand and
Quaternary
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strata of the United States; age range: 55.8 to 0.012 Ma.
Species
Species within the genus ''Splendrillia'' include:
* ''
Splendrillia abdita''
Fallon, 2016
* ''
Splendrillia academica''
McLean & Poorman, 1971
* ''
Splendrillia acostata''
(Verco, 1909)
* † ''
Splendrillia aequistriata''
(Hutton, 1886)
* † ''
Splendrillia afflicta''
(Marwick, 1931)
* ''
Splendrillia alabastrum''
Kilburn, 1988
* ''
Splendrillia albicans''
(Hinds, 1843)
* ''
Splendrillia alticostata''
Fallon, 2016
* ''
Splendrillia angularia''
Wells, 1995
* † ''
Splendrillia annectens''
Powell, 1942
* † ''
Splendrillia anomala''
Powell, 1942
* ''
Splendrillia aomoriensis''
(Nomura & Hatai, 1940)
* ''
Splendrillia aoteana''
Finlay H. J., 1930
* ''
Splendrillia arga''
McLean & Poorman, 1971
* ''
Splendrillia armata''
Powell, 1942
* ''
Splendrillia aurora''
(Thiele, 1925)
* ''
Splendrillia bahamasensis''
Fallon, 2016
* ''
Splendrillia bartschi''
(Haas, 1941)
* ''
Splendrillia basilirata''
Sysoev, 1990
* ''
Splendrillia bednalli''
(Sowerby III, 1896)
* ''
Splendrillia benthicola''
Dell, 1956
* ''
Splendrillia biconica''
(N.E. Weisbord, 1962)
* ''
Splendrillia boucheti''
Wells, 1995
* ''
Splendrillia bozzettii''
Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018
* ''
Splendrillia bratcherae''
McLean & Poorman, 1971
* ''
Splendrillia braunsi''
M. Yokoyama, 1920
* ''
Splendrillia brycei''
Wells, 1995
* ''
Splendrillia buicki''
Wells, 1990
* ''
Splendrillia campbellensis''
Sysoev & Kantor, 1989
* ''
Splendrillia candidula''
(Hedley, 1922)
* ''
Splendrillia carolae''
Wells, 1995
* ''
Splendrillia chathamensis''
Sysoev & Kantor, 1989
* † ''
Splendrillia clava''
Powell, 1942
* † ''
Splendrillia clifdenensis''
Powell, 1942
* ''
Splendrillia clydonia''
(Melvill & Standen, 1901)
* ''
Splendrillia coccinata''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''
Splendrillia compta''
Fallon, 2016
* ''
Splendrillia crassiplicata''
(Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971)
* † ''
Splendrillia cristata''
Powell, 1942
* ''
Splendrillia cruzensis''
Fallon, 2016
* ''
Splendrillia daviesi''
Kilburn, 1988
* ''
Splendrillia debilis''
Finlay H. J., 1927
* ''
Splendrillia disjecta''
(Smith E. A., 1888)
* ''
Splendrillia dissimilis''
Fallon, 2016
* ''
Splendrillia eburnea''
(Hedley, 1922)
* † ''
Splendrillia edita''
Powell, 1942
* ''
Splendrillia elongata''
Wells, 1995: homonym but not synonym of † ''Splendrillia elongata''
Beu, 1970
* † ''
Splendrillia elongata''
Beu, 1970
* ''
Splendrillia espyra''
(Woodring, 1928)
* ''
Splendrillia eva''
(Thiele, 1925)
* ''
Splendrillia falsa''
(Barnard, 1958)
* † ''
Splendrillia filiculosa''
(Marwick, 1931)
* ''
Splendrillia flavopunctata''
Fallon, 2016
* ''
Splendrillia globosa''
Wells, 1995
* ''
Splendrillia granatella''
(Melvill & Standen, 1903)
* ''
Splendrillia grandis''
Fallon, 2016
* ''
Splendrillia gratiosa''
(Sowerby III, 1896)
* ''
Splendrillia hansenae''
Wells, 1990
* ''
Splendrillia hayesi''
Kilburn, 1998
* ''
Splendrillia hedleyi''
Wells, 1990
* ''
Splendrillia hermata''
Dell, 1956
* ''
Splendrillia houbricki''
Wells, 1995
* ''
Splendrillia intermaculata''
(Smith E. A., 1879)
* ''
Splendrillia intermedia''
Wells, 1995
* ''
Splendrillia interpunctata''
(E. A. Smith, 1882)
* ''
Splendrillia jacula''
Dell, 1956
* ''
Splendrillia jarosae''
Wells, 1991
* ''
Splendrillia kapuranga''
Dell, 1953
* ''
Splendrillia karukeraensis''
Fallon, 2016
* ''
Splendrillia kingmai''
Marwick, 1965
* † ''
Splendrillia koruahinensis''
(Bartrum & Powell, 1928)
* ''
Splendrillia kylix''
Kilburn, 1988
* † ''
Splendrillia laevissima''
Lozouet, 2017 †
* ''
Splendrillia lalage''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''
Splendrillia larochei''
Powell, 1940
* † ''
Splendrillia lincta''
Powell, 1942
* ''
Splendrillia longbottomi''
Wells, 1990
* ''
Splendrillia lucida''
(Nevill & Nevill, 1875)
* ''
Splendrillia lygdina''
(Hedley, 1922)
* ''
Splendrillia majorina''
Beu, 1979
* † ''
Splendrillia marconensis''
Lozouet, 2017
* ''
Splendrillia masinoi''
Fallon, 2016
* ''
Splendrillia mikrokamelos''
Kilburn, 1988
* ''
Splendrillia minima''
Wells, 1995
* ''
Splendrillia nenia''
(Hedley, 1903)
* ''
Splendrillia obscura''
Sysoev, 1990
* ''
Splendrillia otagoensis''
Powell, 1942
* ''
Splendrillia panamensis''
Fallon, 2016
* ''
Splendrillia persica''
(Smith E. A., 1888)
* ''
Splendrillia powelli''
Wells, 1990 (junior homonym of † ''Splendrillia powelli'' (L. C. King, 1934) -a replacement name will be published)
* † ''
Splendrillia powelli''
(L. C. King, 1934)
* ''
Splendrillia praeclara''
(Melvill, 1893)
* ''
Splendrillia praeclara''
(Sowerby III, 1915) (junior homonym of ''Splendrillia praeclara'' (Melvill, 1893) - a replacement name will be published)
* ''
Splendrillia problematica''
Wells, 1995
* ''
Splendrillia raricostata''
(Smith E. A., 1879)
* ''
Splendrillia resplendens''
(Melvill, 1898)
* ''
Splendrillia roseacincta''
Dell, 1956
* ''
Splendrillia runcinata''
Dell, 1956
* ''
Splendrillia sarda''
Kilburn, 1988
* ''
Splendrillia skambos''
Kilburn, 1988
* ''
Splendrillia solicitata''
(Sowerby III, 1913)
* ''
Splendrillia spadicina''
(Hedley, 1922)
* ''
Splendrillia stegeri''
(Nowell-Usticke, 1959)
* ''
Splendrillia stellae''
Fallon, 2016
* ''
Splendrillia striata''
Wells, 1995
* † ''
Splendrillia subspinifera''
Lozouet, 2017
* ''
Splendrillia subtilis''
Fallon, 2016
* ''
Splendrillia subviridis''
(May, 1911)
* ''
Splendrillia suluensis''
(Schepman, 1913)
* ''
Splendrillia taylori''
Wells, 1995
* ''
Splendrillia triconica''
Wells, 1995
* ''
Splendrillia turrita''
(Wells, 1995)
* ''
Splendrillia vinki''
(De Jong & Coomans, 1988)
* ''
Splendrillia vivens''
(Powell, 1942)
* ''
Splendrillia wayae''
Wells, 1995
* ''
Splendrillia westralis''
Wells, 1993
* † ''
Splendrillia whangaimoana''
Vella, 1954
* ''
Splendrillia woodsi
''Splendrillia woodsi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Splendrillia woodsi. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=tax ...
''
(Beddome, 1883)
* ''
Splendrillia zanzibarica''
Sysoev, 1996
* ''
Splendrillia zeobliqua''
Beu, 1979
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Splendrillia agasma''
B.C. Cotton, 1947: synonym of ''Splendrillia woodsi''
(R.H. Beddome, 1883)
* ''Splendrillia ansonae''
F.E. Wells, 1990: synonym of ''
Crassispira ansonae''
F.E. Wells, 1990
* ''Splendrillia baileyi''
S.S. Berry, 1969: synonym of ''Splendrillia lalage''
(W.H. Dall, 1919)
* ''Splendrillia carolinae''
(Bartsch, 1934): synonym of ''
Syntomodrillia carolinae''
Bartsch, 1934
* ''Splendrillia dampieria''
(Hedley, 1922): synonym of ''
Inquisitor dampieria''
(Hedley, 1922)
* ''Splendrillia fucata''
(Reeve, 1845): synonym of ''
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 ...
''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''Splendrillia halidorema''
(Schwengel, 1940): synonym of ''
Decoradrillia pulchella''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''Splendrillia hosoi''
(Okutani, 1964): synonym of ''
Crassispira hosoi
''Crassispira hosoi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.MolluscaBase (2018). Crassispira hosoi (Okutani, 1964). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.or ...
''
(Okutani, 1964)
* ''Splendrillia howitti''
G.B. Pritchard & J.H. Gatliff, 1899: synonym of ''Splendrillia woodsi''
(R.H. Beddome, 1883)
* ''Splendrillia hypsela'' (Watson, 1881): synonym of ''
Syntomodrillia hypsela''
(Watson, 1881)
* ''Splendrillia innocens''
J.C. Melvill, 1923: synonym of ''Splendrillia coccinata''
(L.A. Reeve, 1845)
* ''Splendrillia janetae''
(Barnard, 1934): synonym of ''
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
* ''Splendrillia laeta''
(Hinds, 1843): synonym of ''
Clavus laetus''
(Hinds, 1843)
* ''Splendrillia laevis''
F.W. Hutton, 1873: synonym of ''
Splendrillia aoteana''
H.J. Finlay, 1930
* ''Splendrillia laevis''
H.H. Suter, 1908: synonym of ''Splendrillia debilis''
H.J. Finlay, 1927
* ''Splendrillia lissotropis''
(Dall, 1881): synonym of ''
Syntomodrillia lissotropis''
(Dall, 1881)
* ''Splendrillia molleri''
C.F. Laseron, 1954: synonym of ''Splendrillia woodsi''
(R.H. Beddome, 1883)
* ''Splendrillia moseri''
(Dall, 1889): synonym of ''
Fenimorea moseri
''Fenimorea moseri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.Bouchet, P.; Sartori, André F. (2016). Fenimorea moseri (Dall, 1889). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spe ...
''
(Dall, 1889)
* ''Splendrillia nodosa''
G.W. Nowell-Usticke, 1969: synonym of ''Splendrillia coccinata''
(L.A. Reeve, 1845)
* ''Splendrillia paria''
L.A. Reeve, 1846: synonym of ''
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 ...
''
(L.A. Reeve, 1845)
* ''Splendrillia quisqualis''
J.W. Brazier, 1876: synonym of ''Splendrillia candidula''
(C. Hedley, 1922)
* ''Splendrillia stricta''
MANCA Wells: synonym of ''Splendrillia striata''
F.E. Wells, 1995
* ''Splendrillia sunderlandi''
Petuch, 1987: synonym of ''
Fenimorea sunderlandi''
(Petuch, 1987)
* ''Splendrillia tantula''
(Bartsch, 1934): synonym of ''
Syntomodrillia portoricana''
Fallon, 2016
* ''Splendrillia weldiana''
J.E. Tenison-Woods, 1876: synonym of ''
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 ...
''
(L.A. Reeve, 1845)
* ''Splendrillia woodringi''
(Bartsch, 1934):
synonym of ''
Syntomodrillia woodringi''
Bartsch, 1934
References
* Hedley, Charles. ''A revision of the Australian Turridae''. Vol. 13. 1922.
Sysoev, A. V., and Yu I. Kantor. "Anatomy of molluscs of genus Splendrillia (Gastropoda: Toxoglossa: Turridae) with descriptions of two new bathyal species of the genus from New Zealand." New Zealand Journal of Zoology 16.2 (1989): 205-214.* FE Wells, ''Revision of the Recent Australian Turridae referred to the genera Splendrillia and Austrodrillia'', Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia, 1990
* Wells, F.E. (1995). ''A revision of the drilliid genera Splendrillia and Plagiostropha (Gastropoda: Conoidea) from New Caledonia, with additional records from other areas'', in: Bouchet, P. (Ed.) (1995). Résultats des campagnes MUSORSTOM: 14. Mémoires du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie, 167: pp. 527–556
Fallon P.J. (2016). ''Taxonomic review of tropical western Atlantic shallow water Drilliidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea) including descriptions of 100 new species.'' Zootaxa. 4090(1): 1-363
External links
De Jong K.M. & Coomans H.E. (1988) Marine gastropods from Curaçao, Aruba and Bonaire. Leiden: E.J. Brill. 261 pp.
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