Leptothyra benthicola
| Leptothyra benthicola | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Phasianelloidea |
| Family: | Colloniidae |
| Subfamily: | Colloniinae |
| Genus: | Leptothyra |
| Species: | L. benthicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptothyra benthicola Marshall, 1979 | |
Leptothyra benthicola is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.[1][2]
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.
References
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Leptothyra benthicola. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=592816 on 2013-02-10
- ↑ Marshall B. A. (1979). The Trochidae and Turbinidae of the Kermadec Ridge (Mollusca: Gastropoda). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 6: 521-552
External links
| External identifiers for Leptothyra benthicola | |
|---|---|
| WoRMS | 592816 |
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