Iredalea thalycra

Iredalea thalycra
Original image of a shell of Iredalea thalycra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Iredalea
Species:
I. thalycra
Binomial name
Iredalea thalycra
(Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1897, "1896")
Synonyms

Mangilia thalycra Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1897, "1896" (original combination)

Iredalea thalycra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 1.75 mm.

A small brightly banded shell. Its colour is white, banded with ochre. The shell contains 7 gradate whorls, longitudinally stoutly ribbed. The aperture is oblong. The outer lip is slightly thickened. The columella is ochre-tinged plain.[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Loyalty Islands

References

  1. ^ a b Melvill & Standen (1897), Catalogue of the Hadfield collection of shells from the Lifu and Uvea, Loyalty Islands Parts ii & III
  • "Iredalea thalycra". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.