Leptotrophon turritellatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
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Shell of Leptotrophon turritellatus (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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Species: | L. turritellatus
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Leptotrophon turritellatus Houart, 1995
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Description edit
The length of the shell attains 11.5 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia at depths between 290 m and 305 m.
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- ^ Leptotrophon turritellatus Houart, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.