Leptotrophon segmentatus
| Leptotrophon segmentatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Trophoninae |
| Genus: | Leptotrophon |
| Species: | L. segmentatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptotrophon segmentatus (Verco, 1909)
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Leptotrophon segmentatus 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 grows to a length of 9 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off Southern Australia and Tasmania.
References
[edit]- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Leptotrophon segmentatus (Verco, 1909). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1484401 on 2022-10-31
External links
[edit]- Verco, J.C. 1909. Notes on South Australian marine Mollusca with descriptions of new species. Part XII; Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia v. 33 (1909)
- Houart, R.; Héros, V. (2012). New species of Muricidae (Gastropoda) and additional or noteworthy records from the western Pacific. Zoosystema. 34(1), 21-37
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