Leptotrophon segmentatus

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

Leptotrophon segmentatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Trophoninae
Genus: Leptotrophon
Species:
L. segmentatus
Binomial name
Leptotrophon segmentatus
(Verco, 1909)
Synonyms[1]
  • Gemixystus segmentatus (Verco, 1909) superseded combination
  • Trophon segmentatus Verco, 1909
  • Trophonopsis segmentata (Verco, 1909)

Description

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The shell grows to a length of 9 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Southern Australia and Tasmania.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Leptotrophon segmentatus (Verco, 1909). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1484401 on 2022-10-31
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