Leucorhynchia minor

Leucorhynchia minor is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1]

Leucorhynchia minor
Shells of Leucorhynchia minor (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Leucorhynchia
Species:
L. minor
Binomial name
Leucorhynchia minor
Rolán & Gori, 2013

Description

The length of the shell attains 2.55 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off São Tomé Island.[1]

References

  • Rolán E. & Gori S. (2013) A new species of the genus Leucorhynchia (Gastropoda, Turbinidae) from São Tomé Island, Guinean Gulf, West Africa. Gloria Maris 52(5): 128–132


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