Austrodrillia beraudiana | |
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Shell of Austrodrillia beraudiana (Museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Horaiclavidae |
Genus: | Austrodrillia |
Species: | A. beraudiana
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Binomial name | |
Austrodrillia beraudiana (
Crosse, 1863)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Austrodrillia beraudiana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae. [1]
It was previously categorized within the family Turridae. [1]
The length of the shell attains 17 mm. This is a stouter, shorter shell than Austrodrillia angasi, with fewer, more widely spaced ribs. Description by Des Beechey (2004): "Shell sculptured with solid axial ribs, restricted to lower two thirds of spire whorls, 7 or 8 per whorl, crossed by fine spiral threads. Axial ribs fading out on lower half of body whorl. Inner lip of aperture with callous pad at upper end in mature shells; outer lip with rounded V-shaped sinus with apex at centre of shoulder slope. Colour fawn, axial ribs cream." [2]
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This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales ( Clarence River), southern Tasmania and Victoria.