''Leptotrophon'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the subfamily
Trophoninae of the
family
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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 over 1,700 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neog ...
, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Leptotrophon'' include:
* ''
Leptotrophon acerapex''
(Houart, 1986)
* ''
Leptotrophon alis'' Houart, 2001
* ''
Leptotrophon atlanticus''
Pimenta, do Couto & Santos Costa, 2008
* ''
Leptotrophon bernadettae''
Houart, 1995
* ''
Leptotrophon biocalae''
Houart, 1995
* ''
Leptotrophon caledonicus''
Houart, 1995
* ''
Leptotrophon caroae''
Houart, 1995
* ''
Leptotrophon charcoti''
Houart, 1995
* ''
Leptotrophon chlidanos''
Houart, 2001
* ''
Leptotrophon coralensis''
Houart, 1995
* ''
Leptotrophon coriolis''
Houart, 1995
* ''
Leptotrophon fusiformis''
Houart, 2017
* ''
Leptotrophon inaequalis''
Houart, 1995
* ''
Leptotrophon kastoroae''
Houart, 1997
* ''
Leptotrophon levii''
Houart, 1995
* ''
Leptotrophon lineorugosus''
Houart, 1995
* ''
Leptotrophon marshalli''
Houart, 1995
* ''
Leptotrophon metivieri''
Houart, 1995
* ''
Leptotrophon minirotundus''
(Houart, 1986)
* ''
Leptotrophon minispinosus
''Leptotrophon minispinosus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
This species exhibits dioecism, meaning individuals are distinctly male ...
''
Houart, 1995
* ''
Leptotrophon musorstomae''
Houart, 1995
* ''
Leptotrophon perclarus''
Houart, 2001
* ''
Leptotrophon protocarinatus''
Houart, 1995
* ''
Leptotrophon richeri''
Houart, 1995
* ''
Leptotrophon rigidus''
Houart, 1995
* ''
Leptotrophon segmentatus''
(Verco, 1909)
* ''
Leptotrophon spinacutus''
(Houart, 1986)
* ''
Leptotrophon surprisensis''
Houart, 1995
* ''
Leptotrophon turritellatus''
Houart, 1995
* ''
Leptotrophon virginiae''
Houart, 1995
* ''
Leptotrophon wareni''
Houart & Héros, 2012
References
Muricidae
Gastropod genera
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