''Leufroyia'' 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
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
family Raphitomidae
Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.) (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". '' Malacologia'' 47(1-2). . 3 ...
.
[MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Leufroyia Monterosato, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=195915 on 2019-11-28]
Description
(Original description) This is a distinct group with swollen
whorl
A whorl ( or ) is an individual circle, oval, volution or equivalent in a whorled pattern, which consists of a spiral or multiple concentric objects (including circles, ovals and arcs).
Whorls in nature
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s. The axial ribs and the spirally striate riblets form a reticulate structure. The shell is internally smoothed. The
aperture is smooth, without denticles or grooves.
Monterosato T. A. (di) (1884). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee. Palermo, Virzi, 152 pp
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Species
Species within the genus ''Leufroyia'' include:
* † ''Leufroyia aldrovandi
''Leufroyia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Leufroyia Monterosato, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia ...
'' (Millet, 1865)
* † ''Leufroyia alternata
''Leufroyia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Leufroyia Monterosato, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia ...
'' (Millet, 1865)
* † ''Leufroyia annegienae
''Leufroyia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Leufroyia Monterosato, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia ...
'' Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2020
* ''Leufroyia concinna
''Leufroyia concinna'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Leufroyia concinna (Scacchi, 1836). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinesp ...
'' (Scacchi, 1836)
* ''Leufroyia erronea
''Leufroyia erronea'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Leufroyia erronea Monterosato, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.mari ...
'' Monterosato, 1884
* † ''Leufroyia ferrierii
''Leufroyia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Leufroyia Monterosato, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia ...
'' Brunetti & Della Bella, 2006
* † ''Leufroyia hesseli
''Leufroyia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Leufroyia Monterosato, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia ...
'' Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2020
* † ''Leufroyia landreauensis
''Leufroyia landreauensis'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Leufroyia landreauensis (Ceulemans, Van Dingenen & Landau, 2018) †. Accessed through: ...
'' (Ceulemans, Van Dingenen & Landau, 2018)
* '' Leufroyia leufroyi'' (Michaud, 1828)
* † ''Leufroyia ligeriana
''Leufroyia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Leufroyia Monterosato, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia ...
'' Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2020 †
* † ''Leufroyia renauleauensis
''Leufroyia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Leufroyia Monterosato, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia ...
'' Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2020 †
* † ''Leufroyia riccardoi
''Leufroyia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Leufroyia Monterosato, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia ...
'' Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2020 †
* † ''Leufroyia seani
''Leufroyia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Leufroyia Monterosato, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia ...
'' Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2020 †
* † ''Leufroyia turtaudierei
''Leufroyia turtaudierei'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae
Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bo ...
'' (Ceulemans, Van Dingenen & Landau, 2018)
* ''Leufroyia villaria
''Leufroyia villaria'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae
Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & R ...
'' (Pusateri & Giannuzzi-Savelli, 2008)
References
External links
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Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Raphitomidae
Fassio, G.; Russini, V.; Pusateri, F.; Giannuzzi-Savelli, R.; Høisæter, T.; Puillandre, N.; Modica, M. V.; Oliverio, M. (2019). An assessment of Raphitoma and allied genera (Neogastropoda: Raphitomidae). Journal of Molluscan Studie
Crosse H. (1885). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee, pel Marchese di Monterosato [book review]. Journal de Conchyliologie 33: 139-142
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Gastropod genera