Darrylia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Horaiclavidae.
It was previously included tentatively within the subfamily Crassispirinae of the family Turridae.
Description Species in this genus show a broad protoconch with 1.5 whorls and without spiral ornamentation. The claviform shell contains strong axial ribs, crossed by narrower spiral cords, and lacks a sutural cord. The elongate-ovate aperture measures about a third of the total length of the shell. The lip shows a strong varix.
Species Species within the genus Darrylia include: Darrylia abdita Espinosa & Ortea, 2018 Darrylia bizantina Espinosa & Ortea, 2018 Darrylia clendenini (García, 2008) Darrylia harryleei García, 2008 Darrylia kleinrosa (Usticke, 1969) (synonyms: Miraclathurella kleinrosa (Nowell-Usticke, 1969); Drillia kleinrosa Nowell-Usticke, 1969) Darrylia maisiana Espinosa & Ortea, 2018 Darrylia peggywilliamsae (Fallon, 2010)
References
External links E.F. Garcia, Eight new molluscan species (Gastropoda, Turridae) from the Western Atlantic with the description of two new genera; Novapex vol. 9 (2008)