Leptadrillia violacea

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

Leptadrillia violacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Leptadrillia
Species:
L. violacea
Binomial name
Leptadrillia violacea
Fallon, 2016

Description

The length of the shell varies between 9 mm and 11.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Guadeloupe.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2016). Leptadrillia violacea Fallon, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=872125 on 2016-10-19
  • "Leptadrillia violacea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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