| Leptadrillia maryae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Leptadrillia |
| Species: | L. maryae |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptadrillia maryae Fallon, 2016 | |
Leptadrillia maryae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae. [1]
The length of the shell attains 7.9 mm. Shell is very small and narrowly fusiform. It is glossy and translucent. The whorls are moderately convex with peripheries just below mid-whor. There are 9¼, the last of which is approximately 56% of the total length;. The aperture is narrow, with the anal sinus and anterior canal only slightly narrower and a sculpture of axial ribs. Protoconch is approximately 3 smooth, round translucent whorls. A spiral sculpture is largely absent except for threads on the anterior fasciole. There is no sulcus. The outer lip is thin, with 2 slender strengthening axial folds; lip edge flexed only slightly outward near the anal sinus, otherwise projecting out in a nearly circular arc from the anal sinus to stromboid notch; stromboid notch shallow and wide. Anal sinus deep, U-shaped, offset from the axis of the shell by the parietal wall and lobe and slight outward flex of the outer lip near the sinus such that it appears spout-like. The inner lip is narrow, recumbent, margined; thicker on the anterior portion of the columella, and developed into a weak parietal lobe posteriorly. Anterior canal is long, open, and turned right at its end when viewed ventrally, unnotched; fasciole is not swollen, and spiral threads are present. The shell is pale golden brown, ribs, anterior canal and outer lip are lighter. [2]
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This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Colombia.