Leptotrophon coriolis

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

Leptotrophon coriolis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Trophoninae
Genus:
Leptotrophon
Species:
L. coriolis
Binomial name
Leptotrophon coriolis
Houart, 1995

Description

The length of the shell attains 7.7 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Coral Sea at depths between 305 m. and 410 m.

References
  1. Leptotrophon coriolis 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.


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