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Splendrillia academica
Splendrillia academica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. There has been only 2 specimens of Splendrillia academia.
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Description
The length of the shell attains an average of 13.7mm, its diameter 5.3mm (maximum height 20mm). The shell of Splendrillia academica is dull, banded with the color blue gray, another dark brown band that connects the peripheral nodes, an aperture that is only 1⁄3 the size of the shell with a protoconch of 2 smooth whorls with the central tip of the shell and a spiral sculpture that's usually 8 grooves upon the pillar.
Range & habitat
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Eastern Pacific Ocean off Isla Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands, at a depth of 60 m (only in subtropical places).
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 328706.