Leptotrophon minispinosus

Leptotrophon minispinosus
Leptotrophon minispinosus
Leptotrophon minispinosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Leptotrophon
Species:
L. minispinosus
Binomial name
Leptotrophon minispinosus
Houart, 1995

Leptotrophon minispinosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

This species exhibits dioecism, meaning individuals are distinctly male or female. Fertilization is internal, occurring within the oviduct.[2]

The length of the shell attains 11.1 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia at a depth of 260 m.

References

  1. ^ Leptotrophon minispinosus Houart, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Reproduction Summary - Leptotrophon minispinosus". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 18 May 2025.

Houart, R. (1995). The Trophoninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae) of the New Caledonia region. in: Bouchet, P. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 14. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie. 167: 459–498.


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