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Drilliidae

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Drilliidae

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The Drilliidae are a taxonomic family of small predatory sea snails with high-spired shells. They are classified as marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.

Species

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumMollusca
  3. ClassGastropoda
  4. OrderNeogastropoda
  5. FamilyDrilliidae
Habitatmarine, freshwater
Observations recorded23,753

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
658
With media
117
Family
Drilliidae
Collections
LACM, PRI, UF, UCMP, MCZ
Recorded in
United States, Ecuador, Cuba, Cook Islands

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Conoidea
Image
Cymatosyrinx parciplicata 003.jpg
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Commons category
Drilliidae
taxon name
Drilliidae
taxon rank
family
topic's main category
Category:Drilliidae
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Description
  • Distribution
  • Taxonomic history
  • Taxonomy
  • References
  • External links

The Drilliidae are a taxonomic family of small predatory sea snails with high-spired shells. They are classified as marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.

This family has no subfamilies. It consists of about 30 genera and approximately 500 recent species.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Drilliidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.