Orrmaesia dorsicosta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]
| Orrmaesia dorsicosta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Orrmaesia |
| Species: | O. dorsicosta
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| Binomial name | |
| Orrmaesia dorsicosta Kilburn, 1988 [1]
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Description
editThe shell grows to a length of 5 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the demersal zone of the Southeast Atlantic Ocean off Transkei and Zululand, South Africa.
References
edit- ^ Kilburn, R.N. (1988) Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 4. subfamilies Drilliinae, Crassispirinae and Strictispirinae. Annals of the Natal Museum, 29, 167–320.
- ^ a b Orrmaesia dorsicosta Kilburn, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 November 2011.
External links
edit- "Orrmaesia dorsicosta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.