Drillia inchoata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
Description The height of the shell is 21.3 mm, and the width is 9.0 mm; the height of the aperture is 9.1 mm.
(Original description in German) The shell is truncated and spindle-shaped, with a light yellow color. It consists of 9 1/2 whorls, each of which, except for the protoconch, is concave in its upper half and convex in its lower half. The shell is equipped with numerous spiral ridges and approximately 15 to 16 wavy transverse ribs. Additionally, there are microscopically fine growth lines between the transverse ribs. Immediately before the (unfortunately poorly preserved) aperture, there is a knobby swollen transverse rib that is projected to the right.Sturany R (1904) Expedition S.M. Schiff "Pola“ in das Rothe Meer, nördliche und südliche Hälfte. 1895/96 und 1897/98. Zoologische Ergebnisse XXIII. Gastropoden des Rothen Meeres. Denkschr. mathem-naturwiss Cl k Akad Wissensch Wien 74:209–283, pls 1–7
Distribution This species occurs in the Red Sea.
References
External links
Janssen, Ronald, and Marco Taviani. "Taxonomic, ecological and historical considerations on the deep-water benthic mollusc fauna of the Red Sea." The Red Sea. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2015. 511-529.