Leptotrophon protocarinatus

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

Leptotrophon protocarinatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Leptotrophon
Species:
L. protocarinatus
Binomial name
Leptotrophon protocarinatus
Houart, 1995

Description

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The length of the shell reaches up to 11 mm in adulthood. It is remarkable for its keeled protoconch, from which it gets its name. It is generally white, occasionally found with pale brown spots near the vertex of the shell. It has medium-sized radular teeth, with sickle-shaped lateral teeth.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs at New Caledonia at depths between 300 m and 350 m.

References

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  • 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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