Leptogyra inflata

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Leptogyra inflata
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Shell of Leptogyra inflata (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
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. [1] [2]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 1.32 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Fiji Islands.

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References

  1. 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.
  2. 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