Leufroyia villaria

Leufroyia villaria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[2]

Leufroyia villaria
Shell of Leufroyia villaria (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Leufroyia
Species:
L. villaria
Binomial name
Leufroyia villaria
(Pusateri & Giannuzzi-Savelli, 2008)[1]
Synonyms

Raphitoma villaria Pusateri & Giannuzzi-Savelli, 2008 (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell attains 17.3 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Sicily.

References

  1. Pusateri F. & Giannuzzi-Savelli R., 2008. A new raphitomine neogastropod from the Mediterranean Sea (Conoidea). Iberus 26(2): 119-126.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  2. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Leufroyia villaria (Pusateri & Giannuzzi-Savelli, 2008). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1389237 on 2019-11-28
  • Pusateri F. & Giannuzzi-Savelli R., 2008. A new raphitomine neogastropod from the Mediterranean Sea (Conoidea). Iberus 26(2): 119–126.


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