Eupleura sulcidentata
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Eupleura |
| Species: | E. sulcidentata
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| Binomial name | |
| Eupleura sulcidentata Dall, 1890
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Eupleura caudata var. sulcidentata Dall, 1890 | |
Eupleura sulcidentata, common name the sharp-ribbed drill, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
[edit]This is a small species, reaching only up to 25mm.[2]
Overall shape is that of a fairly typical murex in miniature, though its varices ("ribs") are spaced at approximately 180° apart, rather than the ~120° more common in murexes. The varices have a wavy appearance and a sharp-looking edge. In-between the varices are smaller bumps or nodes. Color is usually whitish or off-white, occasionally buff or even brown. Sometimes a brown stripe is present on the upper part of each whorl.
The sharp-ribbed drill is a carnivore and, as the name "drill" implies, it bores holes into the shells of other mollusks using its radular teeth.
Distribution
[edit]This species is known to occur in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Eupleura sulcidentata Dall, 1890. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ "Eupleura sulcidentata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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