Leptadrillia cinereopellis

Leptadrillia cinereopellis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Leptadrillia
Species: L. cinereopellis
Binomial name
Leptadrillia cinereopellis
Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971 [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Inquisitor cinereopellis (Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971)
  • Latadrillia cinereopellis (Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971)

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 23 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Northwest Pacific Ocean off Japan and the South China Sea.

References

  1. Kuroda, T., Habe, T. & Oyama, K. (1971) The Sea Shells of Sagami Bay. Maruzen Co., Tokyo, xix + 714 pp., 121 pls., + 489 + 53 pp.
  2. 1 2 Leptadrillia cinereopellis Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 October 2011.


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