''Leucorhynchia gorii'' is a
species 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 ...
, a
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 ...
mollusk in the
family Skeneidae
The Skeneidae are a speciose family of minute to small marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Trochoidea.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2013). Skeneidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...
.
[Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Leucorhynchia gorii'' Rolán & Rubio, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596470 on 2012-09-01] Leucorhynchia is a genus of snails in the family Skeneidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 1.5 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off
West Africa and off
São Tomé and Principe
SAO or Sao may refer to:
Places
* Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD
* Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso
* Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S. ...
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References
* Rolán E. & Rubio F. (2012) A new species of the genus Leucorhynchia (Gastropoda, Turbinidae) from West Africa. Novapex 13(1): 29-32
External links
To World Register of Marine Species
gorii
Gastropods described in 2012
Marine fauna of West Africa
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