Gastropod

Splendrillia lucida

• Group: Other

A small predatory sea snail of the drill family, this species hunts other invertebrates on the bottom. Drills of this family bore through the shells of their prey to reach the flesh inside, working with a hardened rasping tongue.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Drilliidae › Splendrillia

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 434952.