Leptonotis perplexus

Leptonotis perplexus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Hipponicidae
Genus:	Leptonotis
Species:	L. perplexus
Binomial name
	Leptonotis perplexus; (Suter, 1907)
Synonyms
	List Leptonotis wharekuriensis (Laws, 1935); Neojanacus perplexus Suter, 1907; †Neojanacus wharekuriensis Laws, 1935;

Leptonotis perplexus is a species of small limpet-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.^[1]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.

^ Leptonotis perplexus (Suter, 1907). Gofas, S. (2009). Leptonotis perplexus (Suter, 1907). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140110 on 14 August 2010 .

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