Leptothyra candida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.[1]

Leptothyra candida
Drawing of a shell of Leptothyra candida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Colloniidae
Genus: Leptothyra
Species:
L. candida
Binomial name
Leptothyra candida
Pease, 1861
Synonyms
  • Collonia candida Pease, 1861
  • Collonista candida (Pease, 1861)

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Hawaii and the Seychelles and Aldabra Atoll.

References

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  1. ^ Leptothyra candida Pease, 1861. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 March 2011.
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  • "Leptothyra candida". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.