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Leptotrophon coriolis

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Leptotrophon coriolis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Leptotrophon
Species:
L. coriolis
Binomial name
Leptotrophon coriolis
Houart, 1995
Leptotrophon coriolis

Leptotrophon coriolis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 7.7 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Coral Sea at depths between 305 m. and 410 m.

References

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  • Houart, R. (1995). The Trophoninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae) of the New Caledonia region. in: Bouchet, P. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 14. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie. 167: 459–498.
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