Darrylia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Darrylia
García, 2008[1]
Type species
Darrylia harryleei
García, 2008
Species

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Darrylia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Horaiclavidae.

It was previously included tentatively within the subfamily Crassispirinae of the family Turridae.[2]

Description

Species in this genus show a broad protoconch with 1.5 whorls and without spiral ornamentation. The claviform shell contains strong axial ribs, crossed by narrower spiral cords, and lacks a sutural cord. The elongate-ovate aperture measures about ⅓ of the total length of the shell. The lip shows a strong varix.

Species

Species within the genus Darrylia include:

  • Darrylia abdita Espinosa & Ortea, 2018
  • Darrylia bizantina Espinosa & Ortea, 2018
  • Darrylia clendenini (García, 2008)
  • Darrylia harryleei García, 2008[3]
  • Darrylia kleinrosa (Usticke, 1969) (synonyms: Miraclathurella kleinrosa (Nowell-Usticke, 1969); Drillia kleinrosa Nowell-Usticke, 1969)
  • Darrylia maisiana Espinosa & Ortea, 2018
  • Darrylia peggywilliamsae (Fallon, 2010)

References

  1. García E. F. (2008). "Eight new molluscan species (Gastropoda: Turridae) from the western Atlantic, with description of two new genera". Novapex 9(1): 1-15.
  2. Darrylia Garcia, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 April 2010.
  3. Darrylia harryleei García, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 April 2010.


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