Drillia gibberulus

Drillia gibberulus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.^[1]

Drillia gibberulus
Drillia gibberulus shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Drilliidae
Genus:	Drillia
Species:	D. gibberulus
Binomial name
Drillia gibberulus (Hervier, 1896)
Synonyms[1]
Clavus gibberulus Hervier, 1896 Plagiostropha gibberula (Hervier, 1896)

Description

The length of the shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 2 mm.

The small shell has an ovate-fusiform shape. It contains 6-7 subconvex whorls crossed by oblique, obtuse longitudinal plicae (5-7 in penultimate whorl and fewer in the body whorl). The small aperture is ovate. The simple columella is slightly angled. The outer lip is sharp-edged. The oblique anal sulcus is deep, narrow and slightly spherical in shape.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the demersal zone off New Caledonia.