Iredalea thalycra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
| Iredalea thalycra | |
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| Original image of a shell of Iredalea thalycra | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Iredalea |
| Species: | I. thalycra
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| Binomial name | |
| Iredalea thalycra (Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1897, "1896")
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| Synonyms | |
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Mangilia thalycra Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1897, "1896" (original combination) | |
Description edit
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 edit
This marine species occurs off the Loyalty Islands
References edit
External links edit
- "Iredalea thalycra". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.