Taxonomic review of tropical western Atlantic shallow water Drilliidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea) including descriptions of 100 new speciesAuthorFallon, Phillip J.textZootaxa2016409011363journal article10.11646/zootaxa.4090.1.1e6b35f5a-435e-4473-b29e-1e4d842f84b01175-5326263299203BAC25-B542-48FE-B5AD-EBA8C0285833Clathrodrillia colombiana
,
new species
(
Plate 39
)
Clathrodrillia dautzenbergi
auct. non (Tippett, 1995): is a
misidentification by Sunderland & Sunderland (1999c: 16,
293, fig. 779 [Magdalena Dept.]) is likely this species.
Type
material.
Holotype
44.4 x
17.9 mm
, J. Poulos! 1991 (UF 470280). No
paratypes
.
Type
locality.
Off Cabo de la Vela, Guajira Dept.,
Colombia
, in
200 ft
[
61 m
].
Range and habitat.Colombia
(off Guajira Dept.). If the specimens illustrated in Daccarett & Bossio (2011) and K. & L. Sunderland (1999c) are this species, then its range would include Magdalena Dept.,
Colombia
and the Gulf of
Venezuela
, respectively. The single reported depth is
61 m
.
Description.
Shell
medium (
44.4 mm
total length; may be to
59 mm
, if the Sunderland & Sunderland 1999c report is this species), fusiform with a tall, turreted spire, and narrow, moderately long anterior canal; suture appressed, made somewhat [wavy] over previous whorl’s ribs; whorls straight-sided on spire, number approximately 10 total, the last 58% of total shell length. Sculpture of numerous ribs cut by closely spaced grooves; aperture narrow.
Protoconch
unknown, missing on
holotype
.
Axial sculpture
of numerous narrow ridge-crested ribs (18 on penultimate and 11 on last whorl to varix), straight on spire whorls, slightly sigmoidal on last whorl where they narrow and evanesce on shell base to anterior fasciole. Ribs end abruptly at sulcus, producing squareangled shoulders, extending to suture only as raised lines, or traces not much larger than growth striae.
Varix
low, broad, hump-like, positioned approximately ⅓-turn from edge of outer lip. Appearing like a series of ribs only partly fused.
Spiral sculpture
of deep, closely-spaced grooves that result in cord-like spirals overriding ribs. Cords are somewhat ridged (squared rather than round) on their abapical sides, number 5 on penultimate, 15 on last whorl, and 8 more shallow, closely spaced grooves on anterior fasciole.
Sulcus
flat, wide, with coarse, curved growth striae along with rib traces, and fine spiral grooves that are mostly masked by the ribs and growth striae.
Outer lip
slightly flattened from varix to its edge such that it protrudes beyond the shell’s circumference; has approximately 10 irregular axial folds; edge forms a low arc from anal sinus to anterior canal with only a slight indentation marking the stromboid notch. Teeth are absent but spiral grooves appear scalloped when viewed ventrally.
Anal sinus
a deep U-shaped notch offset laterally by the parietal lobe such that it appears spout-like.
Inner lip
margined, recumbent on parietal wall, erect anteriorly, formed into an elongate lobe on the parietal side of the anal sinus posteriorly.
Anterior canal
moderately long, open, turned to the right when viewed ventrally, slightly notched; fasciole not swollen.
Color
yellow-brown overall; aperture, fasciole, and rib crests on shoulder white; brown patch on varix.
Remarks.
Taxonomy.Clathrodrillia colombiana
has all of the characteristics of
Clathrodrillia
: strong spiral sculpture, ribs that are angled at whorl shoulders giving it a turreted outline, a hump-like varix, and narrow aperture with a moderately long anterior canal and spout-like anal sinus.
Identification.Clathrodrillia colombiana
is most similar to
C. gibbosa
(Born, 1778)
and
C. petuchi
(Tippett, 1995)
. It differs from
C. gibbosa
in being stouter (shorter spire), and broader (W/L = 0.403 versus avge. W/L = 0.371), and in being colored differently. From
C. petuchi
it differs in having more ribs (18 versus 13–15 on the penultimate whorl), deeper spiral grooves over its shell surface, and in being colored differently.
Although this taxon is based on a single specimen, it is uniquely different from its most similar congeners as explained above. Specimens of
C. gibbosa
from
Colombia
do not resemble
C. colombiana
and thus the latter is not a geographic varient. Furthermore, illustrations in Daccarett & Bossio (2011) and Sunderland &. Sunderland (1999c) are clearly of this species, being similar in appearance, and thus giving evidence that supports the constancy of and validity of this species.
Etymology.
The Colombian
Clathrodrillia
. Named for the country of the
type
locality.