Leufroyia concinna

Leufroyia concinna
Shell of Leufroyia concinna (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Leufroyia
Species:	L. concinna
Binomial name
Leufroyia concinna (Scacchi, 1836)
Synonyms
Fusus boothii J. Smith, 1839 Leufroyia boothii Smith, 1839 Philbertia concinna (Scacchi, 1836) Pleurotoma concinna Scacchi, 1836 (basionym) Raphitoma (Leufroyia) boothii (J. Smith, 1839) Raphitoma (Leufroyia) concinna (Scacchi, 1836)· accepted, alternate representation Raphitoma (Leufroyia) scacchii De Casa & Hallgass, 1979 Raphitoma boothii Smith, 1839 Raphitoma concinna (Scacchi, 1836) Raphitoma concinna Monterosato, 1877 Raphitoma concinna Locard & Caziot, 1900 Raphitoma scacchii De Casa & Hallgass, 1979

Leufroyia concinna is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

Subspecies

• Leufroyia concinna maderensis (F. Nordsieck & F.F. Talavera, 1979) (synonym: Raphitoma concinna maderensis F. Nordsieck & F.F. Talavera, 1979 )

Description

The shell can grow to a length of 13 mm and a diameter of 6 mm. Generally, the color of shell is cream, white, light brown, or a mix of the previous colors.

Distribution

This species occurs in most European waters and is found in the entirety of the Mediterranean Sea. It can also be found in the more northeastern waters of the Atlantic Ocean, off the Azores up Norway and south up to Canary Islands.

References

• Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom)
• Terlizzi, A.; Scuderi, D.; Fraschetti, S.; Anderson, M.J. (2005). Quantifying effects of pollution on biodiversity: a case study of highly diverse molluscan assemblages in the Mediterranean. Mar. Biol. 148(2): 293-305
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
• Marine Benthic Fauna List, Læsø, Denmark
• De Casa G. & Hallgass A. (1979). Osservazioni sul sottogenere Leufroyia del genere Raphitoma. Notiziario del C.I.S.MA. 1: 5-14
• Cretella, M., Crovato, C., Crovato, P., Fasulo, G. & Toscano, F., 2005. The malacological work of Arcangelo Scacchi (1810-1893). Part II: a critical review of Scacchian taxa. Bollettino Malacologico 40(9-12): 114-131

External links

• "Raphitoma (Leufroyia) concinna". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
• Scacchi, A. (1836). Catalogus Conchyliorum regni Neapolitani. Neapoli [Naples], Typis Filiatre-Sebetii 18 p., 1 pl
• Bucquoy E., Dautzenberg P. & Dollfus G. (1882-1886). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome Ier. Gastropodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils 570 p., 66 pl.
• Smith J. (1839). On the last changes in the relative levels of the land and sea in the British Islands. Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society (Edinburgh) 8: 49-113 pl. 1-2
• Fassio, G.; Russini, V.; Pusateri, F.; Giannuzzi-Savelli, R.; Høisæter, T.; Puillandre, N.; Modica, M. V.; Oliverio, M. (2019). An assessment of Raphitoma and allied genera (Neogastropoda: Raphitomidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies
• Terlizzi, A.; Scuderi, D.; Fraschetti, S.; Anderson, M. J. (2005). Quantifying effects of pollution on biodiversity: a case study of highly diverse molluscan assemblages in the Mediterranean. Marine Biology. 148, 293-305