Leptadrillia profunda
| Leptadrillia profunda | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Leptadrillia |
| Species: | L. profunda |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptadrillia profunda Fallon, 2016 | |
Leptadrillia profunda is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 6.5 millimetres (0.26 in) and 9.0 millimetres (0.35 in).[2] The shell appears as a hollow cone, with bumps running along the sides of the shell. There is a hole at the bottom.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Florida.
References
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2016). Leptadrillia profunda Fallon, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=872124 on 2016-10-19
- ^ "Leptadrillia profunda - Gastropods by Eddie Hardy". www.conchology.be. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- Fallon, P.J. (2016). "Taxonomic review of tropical western Atlantic shallow water Drilliidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea) including descriptions of 100 new species". Zootaxa. 4090 (1): 1–363. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4090.1.1.
External links
- "Leptadrillia profunda". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.