Leptoconchus striatus
Appearance
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Leptoconchus striatus | |
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Species: | L. striatus
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Leptoconchus striatus Rüppell, 1835
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Magilus striatus |
Leptoconchus striatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The shell size varies between 20 mm and 80 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species is distributed in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along East Africa, in the Indo-West Pacific and along North Queensland, Australia.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Leptoconchus striatus. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 March 2011.
- Fishelson, L., 1971. Ecology and distribution of the benthic fauna in the shallow waters of the Red Sea. Mar. Biol., Berl. 10 2: 113–133
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