Leptothyra filifer
Appearance
Leptothyra filifer | |
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A number of shells of Leptothyra filifer (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Colloniidae |
Genus: | Leptothyra |
Species: | L. filifer
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Binomial name | |
Leptothyra filifer (Deshayes, 1863)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Leptothyra filifer is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Colloniidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The size of the shell varies between 3 mm and 8 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Indian Ocean.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Leptothyra filifera (Deshayes, 1863). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 March 2011.
- Deshayes, G. P., 1863 Catalogue des mollusques de l‛Ile de la Réunion (Bourbon). In Maillard, L. (Ed.) Notes sur l'Ile de la Réunion (Bourbon), p. 144 p, 14 pls
External links
[edit]- "Leptothyra filifera". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.