Leptothyra filifer

Leptothyra filifer is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.[1]

Leptothyra filifer
A number of shells of Leptothyra filifer (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Phasianelloidea
Family:
Colloniidae
Subfamily:
Colloniinae
Genus:
Leptothyra
Species:
L. filifer
Binomial name
Leptothyra filifer
(Deshayes, 1863)
Synonyms[1]
  • Collonista filifera (Deshayes, 1863)
  • Turbo filifer Deshayes, 1863

Description

The size of the shell varies between 3 mm and 8 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean.

References
  1. Leptothyra filifera (Deshayes, 1863). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 March 2011.
  • Deshayes, G. P., 1863 Catalogue des mollusques de l‛Ile de la Réunion (Bourbon). In Maillard, L. (Ed.) Notes sur l'Ile de la Réunion (Bourbon), p. 144 p, 14 pls
  • "Leptothyra filifera". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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