Clathrodrillia petuchi

Clathrodrillia petuchi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.^[1][2]

Clathrodrillia petuchi
Shell of Clathrodrillia petuchi (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Drilliidae
Genus:	Clathrodrillia
Species:	C. petuchi
Binomial name
Clathrodrillia petuchi (Tippett, 1995)
Synonyms[1]
Drillia (Clathrodrillia) petuchi Tippett, 1995 (basionym) Drillia petuchi Tippett, 1995 (original combination)

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 53 mm. It is hollow on the inside. it has a short aperture and narrow oval, anterior canal.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.