Biology:Leptotrophon musorstomae

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Leptotrophon musorstomae
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L. musorstomae
Binomial name
Leptotrophon musorstomae
Houart, 1995

Leptotrophon musorstomae 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 9.9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia at a depth of 720 m.

References

  • 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

Wikidata ☰ Q6528628 entry