Iredalea thalycra
Iredalea thalycra | |
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Original image of a shell of Iredalea thalycra | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Drilliidae |
Genus: | Iredalea |
Species: | I. thalycra
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Binomial name | |
Iredalea thalycra (Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1897, "1896")
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Synonyms | |
Mangilia thalycra Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1897, "1896" (original combination) |
Iredalea thalycra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
Description[edit]
The length of the shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 1.75 mm.
A small brightly banded shell. Its colour is white, banded with ochre. The shell contains 7 gradate whorls, longitudinally stoutly ribbed. The aperture is oblong. The outer lip is slightly thickened. The columella is ochre-tinged plain.[1]
Distribution[edit]
This marine species occurs off the Loyalty Islands
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- "Iredalea thalycra". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.