Filodrillia


Filodrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae, the cone snails and their allies.

Description

Filodrillia is a genus from deep water which resembles Etrema in the form of the sinus, but not of the protoconch, but differs in the thin slender shell, turreted whorls, absence of ribs and varix. The spiral sculpture predominates.

Distribution

This marine genus is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.

Species

Species within the genus Filodrillia include:Filodrillia aikeni Stahlschmidt, 2015Filodrillia angulifera Cotton, 1947Filodrillia columnaria Hedley, 1922Filodrillia crebrespirata Filodrillia delicatula Laseron, 1954Filodrillia dolorosa Filodrillia dulcis Filodrillia haswelli Filodrillia lacteola Filodrillia mucronata Hedley, 1922Filodrillia ordinata Laseron, 1954Filodrillia ornata Hedley, 1922Filodrillia pergradata Cotton, 1947Filodrillia stadialis Hedley, 1922Filodrillia teres Laseron, 1954Filodrillia thornleyana Laseron, 1954Filodrillia tricarinata Filodrillia trophonoides Filodrillia vitrea Laseron, 1954
;Species brought into synonymy:Filodrillia recta : synonym of Austrocarina recta