Leptotrophon surprisensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Leptotrophon surprisensis | |
|---|---|
.jpeg)
| |
| Shell of Leptotrophon surprisensis (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| (unranked): | |
| Superfamily: | |
| Family: | |
| Subfamily: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | L. surprisensis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Leptotrophon surprisensis Houart, 1995
| |
Description edit
The length of the shell attains 15 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (May 2021) |
Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia at a depth of 530 m.
References edit
- ^ Leptotrophon surprisensis 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 edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leptotrophon surprisensis.
 | This Muricidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |