Leptotrophon coriolis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Leptotrophon coriolis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Leptotrophon |
| Species: | L. coriolis
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptotrophon coriolis Houart, 1995
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 7.7 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Coral Sea at depths between 305 m. and 410 m.
References
edit- ^ Leptotrophon coriolis Houart, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Houart, R. (1995). The Trophoninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae) of the New Caledonia region. in: Bouchet, P. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 14. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie. 167: 459–498.
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