Leptotrophon minirotundus

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Leptotrophon minirotundus
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Leptotrophon
Species:
L. minirotundus
Binomial name
Leptotrophon minirotundus
(Houart, 1986)
Synonyms [1]
  • Trophon (Trophonopsis) minirotundusHouart, 1985 (basionym)
  • Trophon minirotundusHouart, 1986 (original combination)
  • Trophonopsis minirotunda (Houart, 1986)

Leptotrophon minirotundus 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 length of the shell attains 5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off New Caledonia at depths between 250 m and 350 m.

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