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Leptadrillia
| Description | Leptadrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptadrillia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Drilliidae : Leptadrillia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Leptadrillia Woodring, 1928 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Woodring, Wendell P. 1928. Contributions to the geology and palaeontology of the West Indies. Miocene mollusks from Bowden, Jamaica. Part II, Gastropods and discussion of results. Publications of the Carnegie Institution of Washington no.385: i-vii; 1-564; pls. 1-40. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (50%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Conoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Conoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptadrillia |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Leptadrillia campechensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptadrillia cinereopellis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptadrillia elissa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptadrillia firmichorda species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptadrillia flavomaculata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptadrillia guianensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptadrillia histriata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptadrillia incarnata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptadrillia lizae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptadrillia loria species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptadrillia lucaya species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptadrillia luciae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptadrillia maryae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptadrillia moorei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptadrillia parkeri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Leptadrillia profunda species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptadrillia quisqualis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptadrillia splendida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptadrillia violacea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Leptadrilli Woodring, 1928 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Drilliidae : Leptadrilli |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1928 | Leptadrillia Woodring p. 159 |
| 2001 | Leptadrillia Todd |
| 2002 | Leptadrillia Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2011 | Leptadrillia Bouchet et al. p. 289 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
