Leptotrophon kastoroae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Trophoninae
Genus:
Leptotrophon
Species:
L. kastoroae
Binomial name
Leptotrophon kastoroae
Houart, 1997

Leptotrophon kastoroae 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 11.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Indonesia.

References

  • Houart, R. (1997). Mollusca, Gastropoda: The Muricidae collected during the KARUBAR Cruise in eastern Indonesia. in: Crosnier, A. et al. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 16. Campagne Franco-Indonésienne KARUBAR. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie. 172: 287–294


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