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Species of gastropod
Douglassia bealiana , common name Beal's drillia , is a
species of
sea snail , a marine
gastropod
mollusk in the
family
Drilliidae .
[2]
This species was renamed Drillia bealiana by E.C. Rios in 1994.
[3]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 8 mm and 12 mm.
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(October 2011 )
Distribution
This species occurs in the
demersal zone of the Atlantic Ocean from
Florida to North
Brasil at depths between 26 m and 91 m.
References
^ Schwengel, J.S. & McGinty, T.L. (1942) Some new and interesting marine shells from northwest Florida. The Nautilus, 56, 13–18, pl. 4.
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a
b Bouchet, P. (2016). Douglassia bealiana Schwengel & McGinty, 1942. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420299 on 2016-08-23
^ Rios, E.C. (1994) Seashells of Brazil . 2nd Edition. Fundaçao Cidade do Rio Grande, Fundaçao Universidade do Rio Grande, Museu Oceanográphico, Rio Grande, RS, XII, Rio Grande, Brazil, 368 pp., 113 pls.
Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico , Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda) . Zootaxa 682:1–1295.
Fallon P.J. (2016). Taxonomic review of tropical western Atlantic shallow water Drilliidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea) including descriptions of 100 new species . Zootaxa. 4090(1): 1–363
External links
Drillia bealiana Douglassia bealiana