Splendrillia formosa

Splendrillia formosa is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae. Fossils of the species date to the middle Miocene, and occur in the strata of the Otway Basin of Victoria, Australia.

Description

In the original description, Powell described the species as follows:
The holotype of the species measures in height and in diameter. The species' developed spiral sculpture resembles Iredalea exilis, but can be distinguished due to lacking a keeled protoconch.

Taxonomy

The species was first described by A.W.B. Powell in 1944. The holotype was collected from Clifton Bank, Hamilton, Victoria, at an unknown date prior to 1944, and is held by the Auckland War Memorial Museum.

Distribution

This extinct marine species dates to the middle Miocene, and occurs in the strata of the Otway Basin of Victoria, Australia, known from the Muddy Creek Formation.