Leptotrophon minirotundus

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

Leptotrophon minirotundus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Trophoninae
Genus:
Leptotrophon
Species:
L. minirotundus
Binomial name
Leptotrophon minirotundus
(Houart, 1986)
Synonyms[1]
  • Trophon (Trophonopsis) minirotundus Houart, 1985 (basionym)
  • Trophon minirotundus Houart, 1986 (original combination)
  • Trophonopsis minirotunda (Houart, 1986)

Description

The length of the shell attains 5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean offNew Caledonia at depths between 250 m and 350 m.

References
  1. Leptotrophon minirotundus (Houart, 1986). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2012.
  • Houart R. (1986 ["1985"]) Mollusca Gastropoda: Noteworthy Muricidae from the Pacific Ocean, with description of seven new species. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, A, 133: 427–455. [March 1986] page(s): 438


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