Litozamia tropis

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

Litozamia tropis
Shell of Litozamia tropis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Trophoninae
Genus:
Litozamia
Species:
L. tropis
Binomial name
Litozamia tropis
Houart, 1995

Description

The length of the shell attains 4.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References
  1. Litozamia tropis 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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