Leptadrillia parkeri explained

Leptadrillia parkeri is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 22.3 mm, its diameter 6.1 mm.

Distribution

This extinct marine species was found in Pliocene strata of Jamaica; age range: 3.6 to 2.588 Ma

References

• A. J. W. Hendy, D. P. Buick, K. V. Bulinski, C. A. Ferguson, and A. I. Miller. 2008. Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions

External links

• Fossilworks: Leptadrillia parkeri

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2016). Leptadrillia parkeri. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=872035 on 20 October 2016