''Leptotrophon'' is a
genus of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
s,
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the subfamily
Trophoninae
Trophoninae is a subfamily (biology), subfamily of predatory sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the rock snails and their allies.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Trophoninae Cossmann ...
of the
family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Leptotrophon'' include:
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Leptotrophon acerapex
''Leptotrophon acerapex'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The length of the shell attains 9.2 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New ...
''
(Houart, 1986)
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Leptotrophon alis'' Houart, 2001
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Leptotrophon atlanticus''
Pimenta, do Couto & Santos Costa, 2008
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Leptotrophon bernadettae''
Houart, 1995
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Leptotrophon biocalae''
Houart, 1995
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Leptotrophon caledonicus''
Houart, 1995
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Leptotrophon caroae''
Houart, 1995
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Leptotrophon charcoti''
Houart, 1995
* ''
Leptotrophon chlidanos''
Houart, 2001
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Leptotrophon coralensis''
Houart, 1995
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Leptotrophon coriolis''
Houart, 1995
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Leptotrophon fusiformis
''Leptotrophon fusiformis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk, in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Leptotrophon fusiformis'' Houart, 2017. Accessed ...
''
Houart, 2017
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Leptotrophon inaequalis''
Houart, 1995
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Leptotrophon kastoroae''
Houart, 1997
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Leptotrophon levii''
Houart, 1995
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Leptotrophon lineorugosus''
Houart, 1995
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Leptotrophon marshalli''
Houart, 1995
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Leptotrophon metivieri''
Houart, 1995
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Leptotrophon minirotundus''
(Houart, 1986)
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Leptotrophon minispinosus''
Houart, 1995
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Leptotrophon musorstomae''
Houart, 1995
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Leptotrophon perclarus''
Houart, 2001
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Leptotrophon protocarinatus''
Houart, 1995
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Leptotrophon richeri''
Houart, 1995
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Leptotrophon rigidus''
Houart, 1995
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Leptotrophon segmentatus''
(Verco, 1909)
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Leptotrophon spinacutus
''Leptotrophon spinacutus'', also known as ''Poirieria spinacatus,'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The length of the shell attains 9.5 mm.
Lept ...
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(Houart, 1986)
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Leptotrophon surprisensis''
Houart, 1995
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Leptotrophon turritellatus''
Houart, 1995
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Leptotrophon virginiae''
Houart, 1995
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Leptotrophon wareni''
Houart & Héros, 2012
References
Muricidae
Gastropod genera
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