Leptothyra filifer

Species of gastropod

Leptothyra filifer

A number of shells of Leptothyra filifer (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  |

Animalia

Phylum:  |

Mollusca

Class:  |

Gastropoda

(unranked):  |

clade Vetigastropoda

Superfamily:  |

Phasianelloidea

Family:  |

Colloniidae

Subfamily:  |

Colloniinae

Genus:  |

Leptothyra

Species:  |

L. filifer

Binomial name
Leptothyra filifer

(Deshayes, 1863)

Synonyms[1]

* Collonista filifera (Deshayes, 1863)
* Turbo filifer Deshayes, 1863

Leptothyra filifer is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.[1]

## Description[edit]

The size of the shell varies between 3 mm and 8 mm.

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## Distribution[edit]

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Leptothyra filifera (Deshayes, 1863). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 March 2011.

* Deshayes, G. P., 1863 Catalogue des mollusques de l‛Ile de la Réunion (Bourbon). In Maillard, L. (Ed.) Notes sur l'Ile de la Réunion (Bourbon), p. 144 p, 14 pls

## External links[edit]

* "Leptothyra filifera". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q10785709
* GBIF: 6515756
* iNaturalist: 1213824
* IRMNG: 11872960
* WoRMS: 216362

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