''Leptadrillia'' is a

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Drilliidae The Drilliidae are a taxonomic family of small predatory sea snails with high-spired shells. They are classified as marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea. This family has no subfamilies. It consists of about 30 genera and approx ...

Description

The species in ''Leptadrillia'' have a dorsal

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Species

Species within the genus ''Leptadrillia'' include: * '' Leptadrillia campechensis'' Fallon, 2016 * '' Leptadrillia cinereopellis'' Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971 * ''

Leptadrillia elissa ''Leptadrillia elissa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. Description Distribution This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Eastern Pacific Ocean off Panama and the Magellan Strait Th ...

'' (Dall, 1919) * '' Leptadrillia firmichorda'' McLean & Poorman, 1971 * '' Leptadrillia flavomaculata'' Fallon, 2016 * '' Leptadrillia guianensis'' Fallon, 2016 * '' Leptadrillia histriata'' Fallon, 2016 * '' Leptadrillia incarnata'' Fallon, 2016 * '' Leptadrillia lizae'' Fallon, 2016 * '' Leptadrillia loria'' Bartsch, 1934 * '' Leptadrillia lucaya'' Fallon, 2016 * '' Leptadrillia luciae'' Fallon, 2016 * '' Leptadrillia maryae'' Fallon, 2016 * '' Leptadrillia moorei'' Fallon, 2016 * † ''

Leptadrillia parkeri ''Leptadrillia parkeri'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.Bouchet, P. (2016). Leptadrillia parkeri. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www. ...

'' (Gabb, 1873) * '' Leptadrillia profunda'' Fallon, 2016 * '' Leptadrillia quisqualis'' (Hinds, 1843) * '' Leptadrillia splendida'' Bartsch, 1934 * '' Leptadrillia violacea'' Fallon, 2016 ; Species brought into synonymy: * ''Leptadrillia albicoma'' (Dall, 1889): synonym of '' Neodrillia albicoma'' (Dall, 1889) * ''Leptadrillia aomoriensis'' Nomura & Hatai, 1940: synonym of ''

Splendrillia aomoriensis ''Splendrillia aomoriensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. Description The shell grows to a length of 8 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean off ...

'' (Nomura & Hatai, 1940) * ''Leptadrillia cookei'' (E. A. Smith, 1888): synonym of '' Syntomodrillia cookei'' (E. A. Smith, 1888)

References

* W. P. Woodring. 1928. ''Miocene Molluscs from Bowden, Jamaica. Part 2: Gastropods and discussion of results''. Contributions to the Geology and Palaeontology of the West Indies

External links

* {{Drilliidae-stub