Leiosyrinx liphaima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Leiosyrinx liphaima
Shell of Leiosyrinx liphaima (holotype in the MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Leiosyrinx
Species:
L. liphaima
Binomial name
Leiosyrinx liphaima
Bouchet & Sysoev, 2001

Description

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The length of the shell attains 30.2 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species was found in deep water in the Coral Sea.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Leiosyrinx liphaima Bouchet & Sysoev, 2001. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434201 on 2019-07-24
  • Bouchet, P. & Sysoev, A., 2001. Typhlosyrinx-like tropical deep-water turriform gastropods (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Conoidea). Journal of Natural History 35: 1693-1715
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  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
  • Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)