Carinodrillia buccooensis Nowell-Usticke 1971

Carinodrillia buccooensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.^[1]This species of sea snail is additionally a member of the Gastropoda class and the Caenogastropoda subclass which encompasses marine, brackish, fresh and terrestrial life ^[2]

Description

The shell is up to 18.1 mm. in length. The sea snail is white in colour and is tainted with slight pink rings. The apertural view of the shell, shown in the image, displays this characteristic of the shell.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Tobago, Martinique and Guadeloupe.

References

• Nowell-Usticke, G. W. "A supplementary listing of new shells (illustrated), revised edition, to be added to the check list of the marine shells of St. Croix." (1971).