Leptotrophon rigidus

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

Leptotrophon rigidus
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. rigidus
Binomial name
Leptotrophon rigidus
Houart, 1995

Description

The length of the shell attains 11.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia at depths between 435 m and 460 m.

References
  1. Leptotrophon rigidus 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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