Gemixystus leptos

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Gemixystus leptos
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G. leptos
Binomial name
Gemixystus leptos
(Houart, 1995)
Synonyms [1]

Apixystus leptosHouart, 1995

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

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Description

The shells of Gemixystus leptos are spinose and delicate, extending up to 5.3mm in length. The spire of G. leptos shells is higher and has comparatively narrower spire whorls in comparison to other members of the genus Gemixystus [2] .

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Coral Sea, off New Caledonia, the Chesterfield Islands and off Australia (Queensland).

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References

  1. 1 2 Gemixystus leptos (Houart, 1995) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.
  2. Houart, Roland; Héros, Virginie (March 2012). "New species of Muricidae (Gastropoda) and additional or noteworthy records from the western Pacific" (PDF). Zoosystema. 34 (1): 21–37. doi:10.5252/z2012n1a2. ISSN   1280-9551.