Drilliola
Encyclopedia
Drilliola is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Borsoniidae
, the cone snails
and their allies.
Species brought into synonymy :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Borsoniidae
Borsoniidae
Borsoniidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.In 2011, Bouchet, Kantor et al...
, the cone snails
Conus
Conus is a large genus of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs, with the common names of cone snails, cone shells or cones. This genus is placed in the subfamily Coninae within the family Conidae. Geologically speaking, the genus is known from the Eocene to the Recent ...
and their allies.
Species
Species within the genus Drilliola include:- Drilliola emendataDrilliola emendataDrilliola emendata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.-References:* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. . Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. . European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of...
(Monterosato, 1872) - Drilliola loprestiana (Calcara, 1841)
- Drilliola megalacmeDrilliola megalacmeDrilliola megalacme is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.-References:* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. . Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. . European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of...
(Sykes, 1906) - Drilliola pruinaDrilliola pruinaDrilliola pruina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean along the Azores and Massachusetts, USA...
(Watson, 1881)
Species brought into synonymy :
- Drilliola comatotropis (Dall, 1881) : synonym of Drilliola loprestiana (Calcara, 1841)