''Leptogyra'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s,
marine gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Melanodrymiidae
Melanodrymiidae is a family (biology), 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& ...
, 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 habitats. ...
.
[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,
then in
Skeneinae within
Turbinidae.
[Williams S. T., Karube S. & Ozawa T. (September 2008) "Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined". '']Zoologica Scripta
''Zoologica Scripta'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal on systematic zoology, published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. It was established in 197 ...
'' 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''
Warén & Bouchet, 2009
* ''
Leptogyra eritmeta''
Bush, 1897
* ''
Leptogyra inconspicua''
Bush, 1897
* ''
Leptogyra inflata''
Warén & Bouchet, 1993
* ''
Leptogyra patula''
B. A. Marshall, 1988
* ''
Leptogyra verrilli''
Bush, 1897
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Leptogyra africana''
Bartsch, 1915: synonym of ''
Cirsonella africana''
(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
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