''Leptogyra'' is a

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of sea snails,

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gastropod

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s in the

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Melanodrymiidae Melanodrymiidae is a family of gastropods belonging to the superfamily Neomphaloidea.Bouchet, P. (2011). Melanodrymiidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411613 on 2012 ...

, belonging to the clade

Neomphalina Neomphaloidea is a superfamily of deep- sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks. Neomphaloidea is the only superfamily in the order Neomphalida. The order Neomphalida has the largest ''in situ'' radiation in hydrothermal vent habit ...

.Hess H., Beck F., Gensler H., Kano Y., Kiel S. & Haszprunar G. (2008). "Microanatomy, shell structure and molecular phylogeny of ''Leptogyra'', ''Xyleptogyra'' and ''Leptogyropsis'' (Gastropoda: Neomphalida: Melanodrymiidae) from sunken wood ". ''

Journal of Molluscan Studies The ''Journal of Molluscan Studies'' is the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the Malacological Society of London, covering research in malacology.

'' 74(4): 383-401. .Bouchet, P. (2011). Leptogyra Bush, 1897. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159897 on 24 May 2012 This genus was originally placed in

Skeneidae The Skeneidae are a speciose family of minute to small marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Trochoidea.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2013). Skeneidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia. ...

, then in

Skeneinae Turbinidae, the turban snails, are a family of small to large marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Trochoidea.Bouchet, P. (2014). Turbinidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies ...

within

Turbinidae Turbinidae, the turban snails, are a family of small to large marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Trochoidea.Bouchet, P. (2014). Turbinidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespec ...

.Williams S. T., Karube S. & Ozawa T. (September 2008) "Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined". ''

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'' 37(5): 483-506.

Species

Species within the genus ''Leptogyra'' include: * '' Leptogyra alaskana'' Bartsch, 1910 * '' Leptogyra bujnitzkii'' (Gorbunov, 1946) * '' Leptogyra constricta'' B. A. Marshall, 1988 * ''

Leptogyra costellata ''Leptogyra costellata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melanodrymiidae.Hess H., Beck F., Gensler H., Kano Y., Kiel S. & Haszprunar G. (2008). "Microanatomy, shell structure and molecular phylogeny of '' ...

'' Warén & Bouchet, 2009 * ''

Leptogyra eritmeta ''Leptogyra eritmeta'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melanodrymiidae.Hess H., Beck F., Gensler H., Kano Y., Kiel S. & Haszprunar G. (2008). "Microanatomy, shell structure and molecular phylogeny of ''Lep ...

'' Bush, 1897 * ''

Leptogyra inconspicua ''Leptogyra inconspicua'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melanodrymiidae.Hess H., Beck F., Gensler H., Kano Y., Kiel S. & Haszprunar G. (2008). "Microanatomy, shell structure and molecular phylogeny of '' ...

'' Bush, 1897 * ''

Leptogyra inflata ''Leptogyra inflata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melanodrymiidae.Hess H., Beck F., Gensler H., Kano Y., Kiel S. & Haszprunar G. (2008). "Microanatomy, shell structure and molecular phylogeny of ''Lept ...

'' Warén & Bouchet, 1993 * ''

Leptogyra patula ''Leptogyra'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Melanodrymiidae, belonging to the clade Neomphalina.Hess H., Beck F., Gensler H., Kano Y., Kiel S. & Haszprunar G. (2008). "Microanatomy, shell structure and molec ...

'' B. A. Marshall, 1988 * ''

Leptogyra verrilli ''Leptogyra verrilli'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melanodrymiidae.Hess H., Beck F., Gensler H., Kano Y., Kiel S. & Haszprunar G. (2008). "Microanatomy, shell structure and molecular phylogeny of ''Lep ...

'' Bush, 1897 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Leptogyra africana'' Bartsch, 1915: synonym of ''

Cirsonella africana ''Cirsonella'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Skeneidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Cirsonella. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails& ...

'' (Bartsch, 1915) (original combination)

References

* Warén A. & Bouchet P. (1993) New records, species, genera, and a new family of gastropods from hydrothermal vents and hydrocarbon seeps. Zoologica Scripta 22: 1-90

External links

Bush, K. (1897). Revision of the marine gastropods referred to Cyclostrema, Adeorbis, Vitrinella and related genera with descriptions of some new genera and species belonging to the Atlantic fauna of America. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. 10: 97-144
Melanodrymiidae {{Melanodrymiidae-stub