''Splendrillia'' is a

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of sea snails, marine gastropod

mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is es ...

s in the

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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 approxi ...

. Fossils from this old genus have been found in

Eocene The Eocene ( ) Epoch is a geological epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (mya). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era. The name ''Eocene'' comes from the Ancient Greek (''ēṓs'', " ...

strata of Antarctica,

Oligocene The Oligocene ( ) is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present ( to ). As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the epoch are well identified but ...

and

Miocene The Miocene ( ) is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and means "less recent" ...

strata of Australia, Miocene strata of Germany, Japan and New Zealand and Quaternary 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 ''Splendrillia acostata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae The Drilliidae are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of small predatory sea snails with high-spired shells. The ...

'' (Verco, 1909) * † '' Splendrillia aequistriata'' (Hutton, 1886) * † '' Splendrillia afflicta'' (Marwick, 1931) * '' Splendrillia alabastrum'' Kilburn, 1988 * ''

Splendrillia albicans ''Splendrillia albicans'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. Description The shell is slightly longitudinally ribbed with the ribs nodose at the sutures, with revolving striae towards the base o ...

'' (Hinds, 1843) * ''

Splendrillia alticostata ''Splendrillia alticostata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.Bouchet, P. (2016). Splendrillia alticostata Fallon, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...

'' Fallon, 2016 * ''

Splendrillia angularia ''Splendrillia angularia'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. Description Distribution This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean off New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , im ...

'' Wells, 1995 * † '' Splendrillia annectens'' Powell, 1942 * † ''

Splendrillia anomala ''Splendrillia anomala'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.Marshall, B. (2015). Splendrillia anomala. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...

'' Powell, 1942 * ''

Splendrillia aomoriensis ''Splendrillia aomoriensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. Description The shell grows to a length of 8 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean ...

'' (Nomura & Hatai, 1940) * ''

Splendrillia aoteana ''Splendrillia aoteana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. This species has also been found a fossil in Pliocene Strata of New Zealand. This name was in 1930 introduced by Finlay as a nomen nov ...

'' Finlay H. J., 1930 * ''

Splendrillia arga ''Splendrillia arga'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae The Drilliidae are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of small predatory sea snails with high-spired shells. They ar ...

'' McLean & Poorman, 1971 * ''

Splendrillia armata ''Splendrillia armata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae The Drilliidae are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of small predatory sea snails with high-spired shells. They ...

'' Powell, 1942 * ''

Splendrillia aurora ''Splendrillia aurora'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. Description The length of the shell attains 9 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the demersal zone off Sumatra Sumatr ...

'' (Thiele, 1925) * ''

Splendrillia bahamasensis ''Splendrillia bahamasensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae The Drilliidae are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of small predatory sea snails with high-spired shells. ...

'' Fallon, 2016 * ''

Splendrillia bartschi ''Splendrillia bartschi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae The Drilliidae are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of small predatory sea snails with high-spired shells. The ...

'' (Haas, 1941) * ''

Splendrillia basilirata ''Splendrillia basilirata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. Description Distribution This species occurs in the demersal zone The demersal zone is the part of the sea or ocean (or deep la ...

'' Sysoev, 1990 * ''

Splendrillia bednalli ''Splendrillia bednalli'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. Description (Original description) The length of the shell attains 16 mm, its diameter 5 mm. The white shell has an elongate- ...

'' (Sowerby III, 1896) * ''

Splendrillia benthicola ''Splendrillia benthicola'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. Description The length of the shell is 25 mm, its diameter 9.5 mm. Distribution This marine species is endemic to New Zeal ...

'' Dell, 1956 * '' Splendrillia biconica'' (N.E. Weisbord, 1962) * '' Splendrillia boucheti'' Wells, 1995 * ''

Splendrillia bozzettii ''Splendrillia bozzettii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropoda mollusk in the family Drilliidae. Distribution This marine species occurs off the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Repu ...

'' 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 ''Splendrillia carolae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae The Drilliidae are a taxonomic family of small predatory sea snails with high-spired shells. They are classified as marine gastropod mol ...

'' 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 ''Splendrillia crassiplicata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. Description Distribution This marine species occurs off Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') i ...

'' (Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971) * † '' Splendrillia cristata'' Powell, 1942 * ''

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

'' Fallon, 2016 * ''

Splendrillia daviesi ''Splendrillia daviesi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. Description The length of the shell attains 22.1 mm, its diameter 7.1 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off the con ...

'' Kilburn, 1988 * '' Splendrillia debilis'' Finlay H. J., 1927 * '' Splendrillia disjecta'' (Smith E. A., 1888) * ''

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

'' Fallon, 2016 * '' Splendrillia eburnea'' (Hedley, 1922) * † ''

Splendrillia edita ''Splendrillia edita'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.Marshall, B. (2015). Splendrillia edita. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.m ...

'' 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 ''Splendrillia eva'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. Description The length of the shell attains 8.4 mm, its diameter 3.5 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off the upper co ...

'' (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 ''Splendrillia hansenae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. Description Distribution This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Western Australia Western Australia (commonly ...

'' Wells, 1990 * '' Splendrillia hayesi'' Kilburn, 1998 * '' Splendrillia hedleyi'' Wells, 1990 * ''

Splendrillia hermata ''Splendrillia hermata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. Description The length of the shell attains 18 mm, its diameter 6 mm. Distribution This marine species is endemic to New Zeala ...

'' Dell, 1956 * '' Splendrillia houbricki'' Wells, 1995 * '' Splendrillia intermaculata'' (Smith E. A., 1879) * '' Splendrillia intermedia'' Wells, 1995 * ''

Splendrillia interpunctata ''Splendrillia interpunctata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.Bouchet, P. (2016). Splendrillia interpunctata (E. A. Smith, 1882). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Mari ...

'' (E. A. Smith, 1882) * '' Splendrillia jacula'' Dell, 1956 * '' Splendrillia jarosae'' Wells, 1991 * ''

Splendrillia kapuranga ''Splendrillia kapuranga'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. Description The length of the shell attains 17 mm, its diameter 5.5 mm. Distribution This marine species is endemic to New ...

'' Dell, 1953 * '' Splendrillia karukeraensis'' Fallon, 2016 * '' Splendrillia kingmai'' Marwick, 1965 * † '' Splendrillia koruahinensis'' (Bartrum & Powell, 1928) * '' Splendrillia kylix'' Kilburn, 1988 * † ''

Splendrillia laevissima ''Splendrillia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae. Fossils from this old genus have been found in Eocene strata of Antarctica, Oligocene and Miocene strata of Australia, Miocene strata of Germany, Ja ...

'' Lozouet, 2017 † * ''

Splendrillia lalage ''Splendrillia lalage'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. Description The length of the shell attains 8 mm, its diameter 3 mm. (Original description) The small, pinkish white shell is p ...

'' (Dall, 1919) * '' Splendrillia larochei'' Powell, 1940 * † '' Splendrillia lincta'' Powell, 1942 * '' Splendrillia longbottomi'' Wells, 1990 * ''

Splendrillia lucida ''Splendrillia lucida'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. Description The length of the shell attains 8 mm, its diameter 3 mm. (Original description) The shell is acuminately fusiform, ...

'' (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 ''Splendrillia resplendens'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. Description Distribution This marine species occurs in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman The Gulf of Oman or Sea of Oman ...

'' (Melvill, 1898) * '' Splendrillia roseacincta'' Dell, 1956 * '' Splendrillia runcinata'' Dell, 1956 * '' Splendrillia sarda'' Kilburn, 1988 * '' Splendrillia skambos'' Kilburn, 1988 * ''

Splendrillia solicitata ''Splendrillia solicitata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae The Drilliidae are a taxonomic family of small predatory sea snails with high-spired shells. They are classified as marine gastropod ...

'' (Sowerby III, 1913) * '' Splendrillia spadicina'' (Hedley, 1922) * ''

Splendrillia stegeri ''Splendrillia stegeri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.Bouchet, P. (2016). Splendrillia stegeri (Nowell-Usticke, 1959). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Specie ...

'' (Nowell-Usticke, 1959) * '' Splendrillia stellae'' Fallon, 2016 * ''

Splendrillia striata ''Splendrillia striata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae The Drilliidae are a taxonomic family of small predatory sea snails with high-spired shells. They are classified as marine gastropod mol ...

'' Wells, 1995 * † '' Splendrillia subspinifera'' Lozouet, 2017 * ''

Splendrillia subtilis ''Splendrillia subtilis'' is a species of sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae The Drilliidae are a taxonomic family of small predatory sea snails with high-spired shells. They are classified as marine gastropod ...

'' Fallon, 2016 * '' Splendrillia subviridis'' (May, 1911) * '' Splendrillia suluensis'' (Schepman, 1913) * '' Splendrillia taylori'' Wells, 1995 * '' Splendrillia triconica'' Wells, 1995 * '' Splendrillia turrita'' (Wells, 1995) * ''

Splendrillia vinki ''Splendrillia vinki'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae The Drilliidae are a taxonomic family of small predatory sea snails with high-spired shells. They are classified as marine gastropod mollu ...

'' (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 ''Inquisitor dampieria'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae. Description The length of the shell attains 30 mm, its diameter 9 mm. (Original description) The slender long, and sol ...

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

'' (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 ''

'' 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 ''Syntomodrillia lissotropis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.Bouchet, P.; Sartori, André F. (2016). Syntomodrillia lissotropis (Dall, 1881). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Reg ...

'' (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 ''

'' (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 ''Fenimorea sunderlandi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Drilliidae. Description Original description: "Shell large for genus, elongated; body whorl and spire whorls rounded, without obviou ...

'' (Petuch, 1987) * ''Splendrillia tantula'' (Bartsch, 1934): synonym of '' Syntomodrillia portoricana'' Fallon, 2016 * ''Splendrillia weldiana'' J.E. Tenison-Woods, 1876: synonym of ''

'' (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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