''Leiosyrinx'' is a
genus
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of
sea snails, marine
gastropod mollusk
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s in the
family
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Raphitomidae
Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.) (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". '' Malacologia'' 47(1-2). . 3 ...
.
[MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Leiosyrinx Bouchet & A. Sysoev, 2001. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432488 on 2019-07-24]
Species
Species within the genus ''Leiosyrinx'' include:
* ''
Leiosyrinx apheles''
Bouchet & Sysoev, 2001
* ''
Leiosyrinx immedicata''
Bouchet & Sysoev, 2001
* ''
Leiosyrinx liphaima''
Bouchet & Sysoev, 2001
* ''
Leiosyrinx matsukumai''
Bouchet & Sysoev, 2001
References
* Bouchet, P. & Sysoev, A., 2001. ''Typhlosyrinx-like tropical deep-water turriform gastropods (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Conoidea).'' Journal of Natural History 35: 1693-1715
External links
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Raphitomidae
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