Leufroyia villaria
Leufroyia villaria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[2]
Leufroyia villaria | |
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Shell of Leufroyia villaria (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific 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
- 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.
- 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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