Douglassia moratensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Douglassia
Species:
D. moratensis
Binomial name
Douglassia moratensis
Fallon, 2016

Douglassia moratensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae.[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 14 mm. It has a spiral shaped shell that goes from white to caramel in colour.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Caribbean Sea off Honduras.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2016). Douglassia moratensis Fallon, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=871983 on 2016-08-23
  • "Douglassia moratensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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