Leptadrillia firmichorda

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

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

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.


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