The shell grows to a length of 15 mm, its diameter 3.25 mm.
(Original description) The long, slender shell shines with the lustre of barley-sugar candy. It contains 12 whorls, of which two are in the protoconch. These two are white, smooth, rather large, inflated, polished, not sculptured except by lines of growth, changing suddenly into the normal sculpture. The sculpture consisting of small pointed nodules set on the periphery of the whorls, a little in advance of midway between the sutures. They number ten to fourteen on each whorl, except the last half-whorl in the adult, where they begin to be obsolete. The tips of these nodules and a line just in advance of the suture are white as compared with the general translucent pinkish or fleshy hue. These nodules are a little compressed in the latter whorls in a direction transverse to the whorls. The lines of growth are distinct and in the later whorls occasionally a little prominent at the suture, against which the shell is appressed. There is no other transverse sculpture. The revolving sculpture is comprised in fifteen or twenty threads on the body whorl, faintly visible at the periphery and gradually becoming stronger toward the end of the siphonal canal An occasional trace of such might be visible on some of the older whorls. The anal sulcus is moderately deep. The notch-band is not strongly marked. The outer in the adult is produced (but imperfect in our specimens), apparently having the usual form. The columella is obliquely cut off anteriorly, covered with a light callus. The siphonal canal is narrow. The aperture is short and seemingly rather wide, behind.[3]
^Dall, W.H. (1881) Reports on the results of dredging under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea, 1877–79, by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake", Lieutenant Commander C. D. Sigsbee, U. S. N., and Commander J. R. Bartlett, U. S. N., commanding. XV. Preliminary report on the Mollusca. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy, 9, 33–144.
^Dall, W. H. 1881. Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico, and in the Caribbean Sea, 1877–79, by the United States Coast Survey Steamer 'Blake,'. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 9: 33–144
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180–213.
Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
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December 18, 2023
globidrillia, smirna, species, snail, marine, gastropod, mollusk, family, drilliidae, drawing, shell, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, molluscaclass, gastropodasubclass, caenogastropodaorder, neogastropodasuperfamily, conoide. Globidrillia smirna is a species of sea snail a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae 2 Globidrillia smirnaDrawing of a shell of Globidrillia smirnaScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum MolluscaClass GastropodaSubclass CaenogastropodaOrder NeogastropodaSuperfamily ConoideaFamily DrilliidaeGenus GlobidrilliaSpecies G smirnaBinomial nameGlobidrillia smirna Dall 1881 1 SynonymsDrillia smirna Dall 1881 Pleurotoma Drillia smirna Dall 1881 basionym Pleurotoma smirna Dall 1881 Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution 3 References 4 External linksDescription editThe shell grows to a length of 15 mm its diameter 3 25 mm Original description The long slender shell shines with the lustre of barley sugar candy It contains 12 whorls of which two are in the protoconch These two are white smooth rather large inflated polished not sculptured except by lines of growth changing suddenly into the normal sculpture The sculpture consisting of small pointed nodules set on the periphery of the whorls a little in advance of midway between the sutures They number ten to fourteen on each whorl except the last half whorl in the adult where they begin to be obsolete The tips of these nodules and a line just in advance of the suture are white as compared with the general translucent pinkish or fleshy hue These nodules are a little compressed in the latter whorls in a direction transverse to the whorls The lines of growth are distinct and in the later whorls occasionally a little prominent at the suture against which the shell is appressed There is no other transverse sculpture The revolving sculpture is comprised in fifteen or twenty threads on the body whorl faintly visible at the periphery and gradually becoming stronger toward the end of the siphonal canal An occasional trace of such might be visible on some of the older whorls The anal sulcus is moderately deep The notch band is not strongly marked The outer in the adult is produced but imperfect in our specimens apparently having the usual form The columella is obliquely cut off anteriorly covered with a light callus The siphonal canal is narrow The aperture is short and seemingly rather wide behind 3 Distribution editThis species occurs in the demersal zone of the Caribbean Sea Cuba and the Gulf of Mexico at depths between 699 m and 755 m References edit Dall W H 1881 Reports on the results of dredging under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea 1877 79 by the U S Coast Survey Steamer Blake Lieutenant Commander C D Sigsbee U S N and Commander J R Bartlett U S N commanding XV Preliminary report on the Mollusca Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 9 33 144 Globidrillia smirna Dall 1881 Retrieved through World Register of Marine Species on 25 October 2011 Dall W H 1881 Reports on the results of dredging under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea 1877 79 by the United States Coast Survey Steamer Blake Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 9 33 144 Gofas S Le Renard J Bouchet P 2001 Mollusca in Costello M J et al eds European Register of Marine Species a check list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification Patrimoines Naturels 50 180 213 Rosenberg G F Moretzsohn and E F Garcia 2009 Gastropoda Mollusca of the Gulf of Mexico Pp 579 699 in Felder D L and D K Camp eds Gulf of Mexico Origins Waters and Biota Biodiversity Texas A amp M Press College Station Texas Tucker J K 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids Mollusca Gastropoda Zootaxa 682 1 1295External links edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Globidrillia smirna amp oldid 1010082523, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
