Acinodrillia
| Acinodrillia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Acinodrillia Kilburn, 1988 |
| Type species | |
| Acinodrillia viscum Kilburn, 1988
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Acinodrillia is a
Description
The length of the claviform shell varies between 7mm and 12 mm. The spiral
anal sinus is not spout-like. Contrary to Agladrillia, the outer lip is not pinched in toward the base of the shell. The body whorl shows a dorsal varix (a subcylíndrical protrusion). The wide siphonal canal is unnotched.[3]
Distribution
This marine genus is
endemic
to South Africa.
Species
Species within the genus Acinodrillia include:
- Acinodrillia amazimba Kilburn, 1988[4]
- Acinodrillia paula (Thiele, 1925)[5]
- Acinodrillia viscum Kilburn, 1988[6]
References
- ^ Acinodrillia. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
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- ^ Kilburn, R. N. "Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 4. Subfamilies Drilliinae, Crassispirinae and Strictispirinae." Annals of the Natal Museum 29.1 (1988): 167-320
- ^ Acinodrillia amazimba Kilburn, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- ^ Acinodrillia paula (Thiele, 1925). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- ^ Acinodrillia viscum Kilburn, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- Kilburn, R. N. (1988). Type species designation for Acinodrillia Kilburn. Annals of the Natal Museum. 29: 557.