Globidrillia micans

Globidrillia micans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.^[2]

Globidrillia micans
Drawing of a shell of Globidrillia micans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Drilliidae
Genus:	Globidrillia
Species:	G. micans
Binomial name
Globidrillia micans (Hinds, 1843) [1]
Synonyms[2]
Clavatula micans Hinds, 1843 (basionym) Clavus micans DuShane & Brennan, 1969 Elaeocyma aeolia Dall, 1919

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 7 mm and 15 mm. The chestnut-colored shell has small, rather sharp, whitish, oblique ribs, fading towards the suture. The back of the body whorl is smooth. The outer lip is thin, acute and smooth within.^[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean off Nicaragua and Costa Rica.