Leptogyra inflata

Leptogyra inflata
Shell of Leptogyra inflata (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Neomphaliones
Order:	Neomphalida
Family:	Melanodrymiidae
Genus:	Leptogyra
Species:	L. inflata
Binomial name
Leptogyra inflata Warén & Bouchet, 1993

Leptogyra inflata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Melanodrymiidae. ^{[2] [3]}

Description

The length of the shell attains 1.32 mm. It has a thin, brownish, multi spiral operculum, with a wide and deep umbilicus. ^[4]

Distribution

This benthic species occurs off the Fiji Islands at depths between 1,750 metres (5,740 ft) to 1,817 metres (5,961 ft). ^[1]

Etymology

L. inflata is named from the Latin root inflatus, meaning inflated. ^[4]

References

1. Molloy, A.; Thomas, E.A. (2021). "Leptogyra inflata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T157732028A157733589. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T157732028A157733589.en . Retrieved 11 February 2026.
2. Hess H., Beck F., Gensler H., Kano Y., Kiel S. & Haszprunar G. (2008). "Microanatomy, shell structure and molecular phylogeny of Leptogyra, Xyleptogyra and Leptogyropsis (Gastropoda: Neomphalida: Melanodrymiidae) from sunken wood ". Journal of Molluscan Studies 74(4): 383–401. doi : 10.1093/mollus/eyn030.
3. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Leptogyra inflata Warén & Bouchet, 1993. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536902 on 2021-04-30
4. Leptogyra inflata Warén A. & Bouchet P. (1993) New records, species, genera, and a new family of gastropods from hydrothermal vents and hydrocarbon seeps. Zoologica Scripta 22: 1-90. . 11 February 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .