Clathrodrillia lophoessa

Clathrodrillia lophoessa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1][2]

Clathrodrillia lophoessa
Shell of Clathrodrillia lophoessa (specimen at the Natural History Museum, London)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Clathrodrillia
Species:
C. lophoessa
Binomial name
Clathrodrillia lophoessa
(Watson, 1882)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clionella lophoessa R.B. Watson, 1882
  • Kurtzia lophoessa R.B. Watson, 1882
  • Micropleurotomella lophoessa R.B. Watson, 1882
  • Pleurotoma (Drillia) lophoëssa Watson, 1882 (original combination)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 9 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Atlantic Ocean off Pernambuco, Brazil at depths of 640 m to 1234 m.

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