Leptadrillia firmichorda

Leptadrillia firmichorda is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]

Leptadrillia firmichorda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Leptadrillia
Species:
L. firmichorda
Binomial name
Leptadrillia firmichorda
McLean & Poorman, 1971 [1]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 8.6 mm, its diameter 3.1 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Eastern Pacific Ocean off the Galapagos Islands, Panama and Colombia.

References

  1. McLean, J.H. & Poorman, R. (1971) New species of tropical Eastern Pacific Turridae. The Veliger, 14, 89–113.
  2. Leptadrillia firmichorda McLean & Poorman, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 October 2011.
  • "Leptadrillia firmichorda". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Biolib.cz: Leptadrillia firmichorda: image


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