Mauidrillia
Sign in to saveMauidrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Horaiclavidae, the turrids. The genus has one known living member, Mauidrillia felina, found in the waters of South Africa. Fossils of the genus date back to the early Eocene, and are found in Australia, New Zealand, Germany and Japan.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyHoraiclavidae
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- Horaiclavidae
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Mauidrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Horaiclavidae, the turrids. The genus has one known living member, Mauidrillia felina, found in the waters of South Africa. Fossils of the genus date back to the early Eocene, and are found in Australia, New Zealand, Germany and Japan.
==Description== thumb|Mauidrillia consutilis
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