Splendrillia gratiosa

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

Splendrillia gratiosa
Oirignal image of a shell of Splendrillia gratiosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Drilliidae
Genus:	Splendrillia
Species:	S. gratiosa
Binomial name
Splendrillia gratiosa (G.B. Sowerby III, 1896)
Synonyms[1]
Antimelatoma gratiosa (Sowerby III, 1897) Drillia gratiosa Sowerby III, 1896 Melatoma gratiosa (Sowerby III, 1897)

Description

The length of the shell attains 17.5 mm, its diameter 6 mm.

This is a smooth shell, pink, with longitudinal red flames. tTe spire is acutely elongate, but the apex is blunt and papillary. The shell contains 9 slightly convex whorls. The suture is impressed. The body whorl is very short and slightly inflated. The aperture is ovate. The columella is sinuate. The outer lip is sharp.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off South Australia.