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Leufroyia leufroyi

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Leufroyia leufroyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

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Leufroyia leufroyi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Leufroyia
Species:
L. leufroyi
Binomial name
Leufroyia leufroyi
(Michaud, 1828)
Synonyms
  • Clathurella mirabilis Locard, 1891 (dubious synonym)
  • Defrancia leufroyi (Michaud, 1828)
  • Defrancia leufroyi var. carnosula Jeffreys, 1867 (dubious syn.)
  • Homotoma inflata (De Cristofori, 1832)
  • Murex caudiculus Brusina, 1870
  • Pleurotoma inflata de Cristofori & Jan, 1832
  • Pleurotoma leufroyi Michaud, 1827 (original combination)
  • Pleurotoma zonalis Delle Chiaje, 1830
  • Raphitoma boothii Brown in Smith, 1839 (not Smith, 1839)
  • Raphitoma caudicula Nardo, 1848
  • Raphitoma cyrilli Scacchi, 1835
  • Raphitoma inflata (De Cristofori, 1832)
  • Raphitoma leufroyi (Michaud, 1828)
  • Raphitoma mirabilis Locard, 1891
  • Raphitoma zonalis Delle Chiaje, 1830
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Description

The length of the shell reaches 16 mm, its diameter is 7 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.[1] Fossils were found in Upper Pliocene strata in Italy.

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