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Cerodrillia carminura (Dall, 1889)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Neogastropoda »  family Drilliidae »  genus Cerodrillia

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Cerodrillia carminura

Author: Williams, P.

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Description

In this specimen the nucleus was of a lovely bright carmine color. This form, which is probably peculiar to deep water, may take the varietal name of carminura. It has seven whorls beside the nucleus, of a lemonade color, with nine ribs on the penultimate whorl, rather straighter than in C. thea and less swollen on the periphery. Lon. 11.5, lat. 4.0 mm. The Barbados specimens appear to be of the same sort, but are dead and faded.
Dall, W.H., 1889 - A preliminary catalogue of the shell-bearing marine mollusks and brachiopods of the southeastern coast of the United States
Author: Jan Delsing

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