Leptadrillia elissa

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

Leptadrillia elissa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Conoidea
Family:
Drilliidae
Genus:
Leptadrillia
Species:
L. elissa
Binomial name
Leptadrillia elissa
(Dall, 1919) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Clavus (Cymatosyrinx) elissa (Dall, 1919)
  • Cymatosyrinx elissa Dall, 1919 (basionym)

Description

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Eastern Pacific off Panama and the Magellan Strait

References
  1. Dall, W.H. (1919a) Descriptions of new species of mollusks of the family Turritidae from the west coast of America and adjacent regions. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 56, 1–86, 24 pls.
  2. Leptadrillia elissa (Dall, 1919). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 October 2011.
  • "Leptadrillia elissa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 30 October 2011.


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