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Leptotrophon coralensis

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Leptotrophon coralensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Leptotrophon
Species:
L. coralensis
Binomial name
Leptotrophon coralensis
Houart, 1995

Leptotrophon coralensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 9.5 mm. The shell is an off-white spiral. [2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Coral Sea off the coast of Australia and New Caledonia.

References

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  1. ^ Leptotrophon coralensis Houart, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  2. ^ Galli, Dr. Claudio. "Worldwide Mollusc Species DataBase".
  • 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.
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