Iredalea thalycra

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

Iredalea thalycra
Original image of a shell of Iredalea thalycra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Drilliidae
Genus:	Iredalea
Species:	I. thalycra
Binomial name
Iredalea thalycra (Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1897, "1896")
Synonyms
Mangilia thalycra Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1897, "1896" (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 1.75 mm.

A small brightly banded shell. Its colour is white, banded with ochre. The shell contains 7 gradate whorls, longitudinally stoutly ribbed. The aperture is oblong. The outer lip is slightly thickened. The columella is ochre-tinged plain.^[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Loyalty Islands