Leptadrillia guianensis

Leptadrillia guianensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae.[1]

Leptadrillia guianensis
Shell of Leptadrillia guianensis (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Leptadrillia
Species:
L. guianensis
Binomial name
Leptadrillia guianensis
Fallon, 2016

Description

The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 23 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the French Guiana

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2016). Leptadrillia guianensis Fallon, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=872040 on 2016-10-19
  • "Leptadrillia guianensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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