Neodrillia cydia

Neodrillia cydia
Shell of Neodrillia cydia (specimen in the MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Neodrillia
Species:
N. cydia
Binomial name
Neodrillia cydia
Bartsch, 1943
Synonyms[1]
  • Drillia antiguensis P. Bartsch, 1943
  • Drillia cydia (Bartsch, 1943)
  • Drillia encia P. Bartsch, 1943
  • Drillia jamaicensis P. Bartsch, 1943
  • Drillia ustickei B. Hayes, 1959
  • Drillia (Neodrillia) cydia (Bartsch, 1943)
  • Fenimorea ustickei (Nowell-Usticke, 1959)
  • Inodrillia ustickei Hayes, M. in Nowell-Usticke, G.W., 1959
  • Neodrillia antiguensis Bartsch, P., 1943
  • Neodrillia barbadensis Bartsch, P., 1943
  • Neodrillia encia Bartsch, P., 1943
  • Neodrillia jamaicensis Bartsch, P., 1943

Neodrillia cydia, with common name the Cydia drillia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]

Description

Neodrillia cydia is a small, predatory sea snail known for its robust, high-spired shell. The shell typically ranges from 10 mm to 22 mm in length, with an average size around 13.7 mm. [3]

This species is distinguishable from similar ones by its stout shape, prominent spiral threads, and a notched anal sinus. While it resembles all-white Fenimorea species in both size and form, it stands apart due to its fewer ribs, more rounded whorl shoulders, and coarser surface texture. [4]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Western Atlantic Ocean of North Carolina, in the Caribbean Sea of Panama and Jamaica, and in the waters around the Lesser Antilles (Antigua, Barbados, St. Thomas)

References

  1. ^ Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.
  2. ^ Neodrillia cydia Bartsch, 1943. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Neodrillia cydia Bartsch 1943". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Neodrillia cydia Bartsch 1943". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  • Bartsch, P. (1943) A review of some West Atlantic turritid mollusks. Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural, 17, 81–122, pls. 7–15
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