Calcatodrillia chamaeleon

Calcatodrillia chamaeleon is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]

Calcatodrillia chamaeleon
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Calcatodrillia
Species:
C. chamaeleon
Binomial name
Calcatodrillia chamaeleon
Kilburn, 1988
Synonyms[1]

Calcatodrillia chameleon Kilburn, 1988

Description

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The length of the shell attains 18 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Cape Province, South Africa.

References

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  • R.N. Kilburn (1988), Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 4. Subfamilies Drilliinae, Crassispirinae and Strictispirinae; Ann. Natal Mus. Vol. 29(1) pp. 167–320
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  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.1-1295&rft.date=2004&rft_id=info:doi/10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1&rft.aulast=Tucker&rft.aufirst=J.K.&rft_id=http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00682f.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Calcatodrillia chamaeleon" class="Z3988">
  • "Calcatodrillia chamaeleon". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.