''Leucorhynchia'' is a
genus
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of very small
sea snail
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s,
marine
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gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Skeneidae
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.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the
Gulf of Oman
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,
Singapore
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, Indo-Malaysia, Central and East
Indian Ocean
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,
Papua New Guinea
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,
New Caledonia
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Tuvalu
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,
Western Pacific Ocean,
Queensland
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, Australia, and
Western Africa.
Species
Species within the genus ''Leucorhynchia'' include:
* ''
Leucorhynchia amoena''
(Thiele, 1925)
* ''
Leucorhynchia arctusulculus
''Leucorhynchia'' is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Gulf of Oman, Singapore, Indo-Malaysia, Central and East Indian Ocean, Papua New Guinea, Ne ...
''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia asessa''
Rubio, Rolán & Gori, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia australis''
Rubio, Rolán & Gori, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia barreiroi''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia basiscostae''
Rubio, Rolán & Gori, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia bicarinata''
Adam & Knudsen, 1969
* ''
Leucorhynchia bilinguae''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia caledonica''
Crosse, 1867
* ''
Leucorhynchia candida''
(A. Adams, 1862)
* ''
Leucorhynchia carbegtel''
Rubio, Rolán & Gori, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia carigracilis''
Rubio, Rolán & Gori, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia carinampla''
Rubio, Rolán & Gori, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia catenata''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia celata''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia colurible''
Rubio, Rolán & Gori, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia confortinii''
Rubio, Rolán & Gori, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia crinita''
Rubio, Rolán & Gori, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia crossei''
Tryon, 1888
* ''
Leucorhynchia depressa''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia distorta''
Rubio, Rolán & Gori, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia fecitae''
Rubio, Rolán & Gori, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia fereglabra''
Rubio, Rolán & Gori, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia funiculata''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia garciarodejai''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia glabra''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia globosa''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia gorii''
Rolán & Rubio, 2012
* ''
Leucorhynchia haesitans''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia impolita''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia iterata''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia letourneuxi''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia levinicium''
Rubio, Rolán & Gori, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia levis''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia lingula''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia lirata''
(E.A. Smith, 1871)
* ''
Leucorhynchia lluviae''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia magnucleus''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia marcosi''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia microstriata''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia microtuberculata''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia minor''
Rolán & Gori, 2013
* ''
Leucorhynchia monteiroi''
Rubio, Rolán & Gori, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia multistriata''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia nitida''
Briart & Cornet, 1887 †
* ''
Leucorhynchia omanensis''
(Thiele, 1925)
* ''
Leucorhynchia operta''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia ornatissima''
(Thiele, 1925)
* ''
Leucorhynchia osaculeatum''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia osmagnum''
Rubio, Rolán & Gori, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia papuaensis''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia parvicostae''
Rubio, Rolán & Gori, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia paucistriata''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia peculiaris''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia perinde''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia perpolita''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia persculpturata''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia philippinensis''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia plena''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia plicata''
(E. A. Smith, 1872)
* ''
Leucorhynchia plicifera''
(Thiele, 1925)
* ''
Leucorhynchia plurilicium''
Rubio, Rolán & Gori, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia poteli''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia prominens''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia punctata''
(Jousseaume, 1872)
* ''
Leucorhynchia radiata''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia raquelae''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia redita''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia reunionensis''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia robusta''
Rubio, Rolán & Gori, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia rosinae''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia rotata
''Leucorhynchia'' is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Gulf of Oman, Singapore, Indo-Malaysia, Central and East Indian Ocean, Papua New Guinea, Ne ...
''
(Hedley, 1899)
* ''
Leucorhynchia rotellaeformis''
(Grateloup, 1832) †
* ''
Leucorhynchia rotulina''
Darragh & Kendrick, 2000 †
* ''
Leucorhynchia ryalli''
Rubio, Rolán & Gori, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia salisburyi''
Rubio, Rolán & Gori, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia sandrogorii''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia sculpturata''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia seminiformis''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia stellata''
Rubio, Rolán & Gori, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia stephensoni''
Ladd, 1966 †
* ''
Leucorhynchia striatissima''
Rubio, Rolán & Gori, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia sulciobliqui''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia sulinitel''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia thailandensis''
Rubio, Rolán & Gori, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia torta''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia tricarinata''
Melvill & Standen, 1896
* ''
Leucorhynchia tryoni''
Pilsbry, 1891
* ''
Leucorhynchia umbilicord''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia umbilifuni''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia undulans''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia valida''
Rubio & Rolán, 2019
* ''
Leucorhynchia ventricosa''
Darragh & Kendrick, 2000 †
* ''
Leucorhynchia zboroviensis''
Friedberg, 1928 †
References
* Trew, A., 1984. ''The Melvill-Tomlin Collection. Part 30. Trochacea''. Handlists of the Molluscan Collections in the Department of Zoology, National Museum of Wales.
* Vaught, K. C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. Melbourne, Florida : American Malacologists. xii + 189 pp
* 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.
* Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). ''Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola.
hells and molluscs of Angola'' Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp
* Rubio F. & Rolán E. (2019). The genus Leucorhynchia Crosse, 1867 (Gastropoda, Skeneidae) in the tropical Indo-Pacific. Museo de Historia Natural / Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. . 287 pp.
External links
Crosse H. (1867). Description d'un genre nouveau et de plusieurs espèces inédites provenant de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. Journal de Conchyliologie. 15(3): 312-321Rubio & Rolàn, Contributions to the knowledge of micromolluscs of West Africa; 2 Archaeogastropoda of São Tomé & Principe; Iberus v.9 (1990)
Skeneidae
Gastropod genera
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