Leufroyia

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Leufroyia
Leufroyia villaria 001.jpg
Shell of Leufroyia villaria (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Leufroyia
Monterosato, 1884
Type species
Pleurotoma leufroyi
Michaud, 1828
Species

See text

Synonyms[1]

Raphitoma (Leufroyia) Monterosato, 1884

Leufroyia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description[]

(Original description) This is a distinct group with swollen whorls. The axial ribs and the spirally striate riblets form a reticulate structure. The shell is internally smoothed. The aperture is smooth, without denticles or grooves.[2]

Species[]

Species within the genus Leufroyia include:

  • † (Millet, 1865)
  • † (Millet, 1865)
  • † Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2020
  • Leufroyia concinna (Scacchi, 1836)
  • Leufroyia erronea Monterosato, 1884
  • † Brunetti & Della Bella, 2006
  • † Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2020
  • † Leufroyia landreauensis (Ceulemans, Van Dingenen & Landau, 2018)
  • Leufroyia leufroyi (Michaud, 1828)
  • † Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2020 †
  • † Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2020 †
  • † Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2020 †
  • † Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2020 †
  • † Leufroyia turtaudierei (Ceulemans, Van Dingenen & Landau, 2018)
  • Leufroyia villaria (Pusateri & Giannuzzi-Savelli, 2008)

References[]

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Leufroyia Monterosato, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=195915 on 2019-11-28
  2. ^ Monterosato T. A. (di) (1884). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee. Palermo, Virzi, 152 pp

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