| Leptotrophon coralensis | |
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| Species: | L. coralensis |
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| Leptotrophon coralensis Houart, 1995 | |
Leptotrophon coralensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 9.5 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Coral Sea
References
- ↑ Leptotrophon coralensis Houart, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Houart, R. (1995). The Trophoninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae) of the New Caledonia region. in: Bouchet, P. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 14. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie. 167: 459–498.
External links
- MNHN, Paris: holotype
- Houart, R.; Héros, V. (2012). New species of Muricidae (Gastropoda) and additional or noteworthy records from the western Pacific. Zoosystema. 34(1), 21-37
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