Filodrillia

Filodrillia

Filodrillia
Original image of a shell of Filodrillia ornata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Filodrillia
Hedley, 1922
Type species
Drillia tricarinata
Species

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Filodrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Description

Filodrillia is a genus from deep water which resembles Etrema in the form of the sinus, but not of the protoconch, but differs in the thin slender shell, turreted whorls, absence of ribs and varix. The spiral sculpture predominates.[2]

Distribution

This marine genus is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.

Species

Species within the genus Filodrillia include:[1]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Filodrillia recta (Hedley, 1903): synonym of Austrocarina recta (Hedley, 1903)
  • Filodrillia rupta Marwick, 1931: synonym of † Drilliola rupta (Marwick, 1931) (original combination)
  • Filodrillia steira Hedley, 1922: synonym of Austroturris steira (Hedley, 1922)
  • Filodrillia steiroides Chapman & Crespin, 1928: synonym of Microdrillia steiroides (Chapman & Crespin, 1928)
  • Filodrillia studiosorum L. C. King, 1933 : synonym of † Maoritomella studiosorum (L. C. King, 1933) (original combination)
  • Filodrillia torquatella Marwick, 1931 : synonym of † Maoritomella torquatella (Marwick, 1931) (original combination)
  • Filodrillia turrita Chapple, 1941 : synonym of † Mauidrillia turrita (Chapple, 1941)

References

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