''Leptoconchus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod

mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is es ...

s in the family

Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With about 1,600 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Ne ...

, subfamily Coralliophilinae, the coral snails or coral shells.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Leptoconchus Rüppell, 1834. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206175 on 2011-03-12

Species

The following species are currently accepted within ''Leptoconchus'': * ''

Leptoconchus cumingii ''Leptoconchus'' is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, subfamily Coralliophilinae, the coral snails or coral shells.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Leptoconchus Rüppell, 1834. Accessed through: ...

'' MassDeshayes, 1863 * ''

Leptoconchus cyphastrae ''Leptoconchus'' is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, subfamily Coralliophilinae, the coral snails or coral shells.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Leptoconchus Rüppell, 1834. Accessed through: ...

'' Massin, 1983 * ''

Leptoconchus ellipticus ''Leptoconchus'' is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, subfamily Coralliophilinae, the coral snails or coral shells.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Leptoconchus Rüppell, 1834. Accessed through: ...

'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1823) * ''

Leptoconchus expolitus ''Leptoconchus'' is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, subfamily Coralliophilinae, the coral snails or coral shells.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Leptoconchus Rüppell, 1834. Accessed through: ...

'' (Shikama, 1963) * '' Leptoconchus inactiniformis'' A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2011 * '' Leptoconchus inalbechi'' A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2011 * ''

Leptoconchus incrassa ''Leptoconchus incrassa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class c ...

'' A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2011 * '' Leptoconchus incycloseris'' A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2011 * ''

Leptoconchus infungites ''Leptoconchus infungites'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity ...