Biology:Fautor lepton

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Fautor lepton
Shell of Fautor lepton (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Fautor
Species:
F. lepton
Binomial name
Fautor lepton
(Vilvens, 2012)
Synonyms[1]
  • Calliostoma (Fautor) lepton Vilvens, 2012
  • Calliostoma lepton Vilvens, 2012

Fautor lepton is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Calliostomatidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.[1]

Description

The length of this cone-shaped shell attains 12.6 millimeters.

Distribution

This marine species of mollusk occurs off the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase (2018). Fautor lepton (Vilvens, 2012). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=881002 on 2018-12-28

Wikidata ☰ Q60328895 entry