Leptotrophon surprisensis
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| Superfamily: | Muricoidea
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| Species: | L. surprisensis
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| Leptotrophon surprisensis Houart, 1995
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Leptotrophon surprisensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description[]
The length of the shell attains 15 mm.
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Distribution[]
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia at a depth of 530 m.
References[]
- ^ Leptotrophon surprisensis Houart, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- 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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