Leptothyra filifer
| Leptothyra filifer | |
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| A number of shells of Leptothyra filifer (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Colloniidae |
| Genus: | Leptothyra |
| Species: | L. filifer |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptothyra filifer (Deshayes, 1863) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Leptothyra filifer is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Colloniidae.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 3 mm and 8 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean.
References
- ^ a b Leptothyra filifera (Deshayes, 1863). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 March 2011.
- Deshayes, G. P., 1863 Catalogue des mollusques de l‛Ile de la Réunion (Bourbon). In Maillard, L. (Ed.) Notes sur l'Ile de la Réunion (Bourbon), p. 144 p, 14 pls
External links
- "Leptothyra filifera". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.