Acinodrillia

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Genus of gastropods

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::summary Genus of gastropods ::

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Acinodrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae.

Description

The length of the claviform shell varies between 7mm and 12 mm. The spiral sculpture of the shell shows sharply incised grooves, carving through the axial ribs into distinct nodules or granules. These axial ribs disappear below the suture. Contrary to the species in Drillia, the anal sinus is not spout-like. Contrary to Agladrillia, the outer lip is not pinched in toward the base of the shell. The body whorl shows a dorsal varix (a subcylíndrical protrusion). The wide siphonal canal is unnotched.

Distribution

This marine genus is endemic to South Africa.

Species

Species within the genus Acinodrillia include:

References

  • Kilburn, R. N. (1988). Type species designation for Acinodrillia Kilburn. Annals of the Natal Museum. 29: 557.

References

  1. {{WRMS species. 432389. ''Acinodrillia''. 13 April 2010
  2. (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". [[Journal of Molluscan Studies]].
  3. [http://reference.sabinet.co.za/webx/access/journal_archive/03040798/389.pdf Kilburn, R. N. "Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 4. Subfamilies Drilliinae, Crassispirinae and Strictispirinae." Annals of the Natal Museum 29.1 (1988): 167-320]
  4. {{WRMS species. 432897. ''Acinodrillia amazimba'' Kilburn, 1988. 13 April 2010
  5. {{WRMS species. 432898. ''Acinodrillia paula'' (Thiele, 1925). 13 April 2010
  6. {{WRMS species. 432899. ''Acinodrillia viscum'' Kilburn, 1988. 13 April 2010

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