Syntomodrillia carolinae

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

Syntomodrillia carolinae
Shell of Syntomodrillia carolinae (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Drilliidae
Genus:	Syntomodrillia
Species:	S. carolinae
Binomial name
Syntomodrillia carolinae (P. Bartsch, 1934)
Synonyms[1]
Splendrillia carolinae Bartsch, 1934

It is closely related to Syntomadrillia woodringi, differing in that it has slenderer nuclear whorls and fewer, stouter spiral cords on the columella.^[2]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 10 mm. The shell is white with a pinkish tint, and is elongate comic in shape.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, of the Antilles (Guadeloupe) and Southern Brazil at depths between 219 m and 293 m.^{[citation needed]}