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Drillia caffra
| Description | Drillia caffra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drillia_caffra, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Drilliidae : Drillia : Drillia caffra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Generic Name | Drillia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Drillia caffra (E.A.Smith, 1882) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drillia_caffra |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Pleurotoma caffra E.A.Smith, 1882 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Drilliidae : Drillia : Pleurotoma caffra |
| Drillia nivosa E.A.Smith, 1904 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Drilliidae : Drillia : Drillia nivosa |
| Drillia lara Bartsch, 1915 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Drilliidae : Drillia : Drillia lara |
References
| Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Kilburn, R. N.; Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa: Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi. 249: pp. - via Catalogue of Life |
| Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
