''Leptogyropsis'' is a

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s in the

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Melanodrymiidae Melanodrymiidae is a family of gastropods belonging to the superfamily Neomphaloidea.Bouchet, P. (2011). Melanodrymiidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411613 on 2012- ...

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.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 ". ''

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'' 74(4): 383-401. .Rosenberg, G. (2012). Leptogyropsis B. A. Marshall, 1988. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598371 on 2012-08-13

Species

Species within the genus ''Leptogyropsis'' include: * ''

Leptogyropsis inflata ''Leptogyropsis'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Melanodrymiidae, belonging to the clade Neomphalina.Hess H., Beck F., Gensler H., Kano Y., Kiel S. & Haszprunar G. (2008). "Microanatomy, shell structure and mol ...

'' Hasegawa, 1997 * ''

Leptogyropsis kalinovoae ''Leptogyropsis'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Melanodrymiidae, belonging to the clade Neomphalina.Hess H., Beck F., Gensler H., Kano Y., Kiel S. & Haszprunar G. (2008). "Microanatomy, shell structure and m ...

'' B. A. Marshall, 1988 * '' Leptogyropsis kaltanae'' B. A. Marshall, 1988

References

* Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.

External links

Marshall, B. A. (1988). Skeneidae, Vitrinellidae and Orbitestellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) associated with biogenic substrata from bathyal depths off New Zealand and New South Wales. Journal of Natural History. 22(4): 949-1004
Melanodrymiidae {{Melanodrymiidae-stub