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    Leptotrophon surprisensis

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    Leptotrophon surprisensis
    Shell of Leptotrophon surprisensis (specimen 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:
    Leptotrophon
    Species:
    L. surprisensis
    Binomial name
    Leptotrophon surprisensis
    Houart, 1995

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

    Description[edit]

    The length of the shell attains 15 mm.

    Distribution[edit]

    This marine species occurs off New Caledonia at a depth of 530 m.

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Leptotrophon surprisensis 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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