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

Leufroyia concinna
Shell of Leufroyia concinna (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Leufroyia
Species:
L. concinna
Binomial name
Leufroyia concinna
(Scacchi, 1836)
Synonyms[1]
  • Fusus boothii J. Smith, 1839
  • Leufroyia boothii Smith, 1839
  • Philbertia concinna (Scacchi, 1836)
  • Pleurotoma concinna Scacchi, 1836 (basionym)
  • Raphitoma (Leufroyia) boothii (J. Smith, 1839)
  • Raphitoma (Leufroyia) concinna (Scacchi, 1836)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Raphitoma (Leufroyia) scacchii De Casa & Hallgass, 1979
  • Raphitoma boothii Smith, 1839
  • Raphitoma concinna (Scacchi, 1836)
  • Raphitoma concinna Monterosato, 1877
  • Raphitoma concinna Locard & Caziot, 1900
  • Raphitoma scacchii De Casa & Hallgass, 1979
Subspecies
  • Leufroyia concinna maderensis (F. Nordsieck & F.F. Talavera, 1979) (synonym: Raphitoma concinna maderensis F. Nordsieck & F.F. Talavera, 1979 )

Description

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The shell can grow to a length of 13 mm and a diameter of 6 mm. Generally, the color of shell is cream, white, light brown, or a mix of the previous colors.

Distribution

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This species occurs in most European waters and is found in the entirety of the Mediterranean Sea. It can also be found in the more northeastern waters of the Atlantic Ocean, off the Azores up Norway and south up to Canary Islands.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Leufroyia concinna (Scacchi, 1836). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=195916 on 2019-11-28
  • Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom)
  • Terlizzi, A.; Scuderi, D.; Fraschetti, S.; Anderson, M.J. (2005). Quantifying effects of pollution on biodiversity: a case study of highly diverse molluscan assemblages in the Mediterranean. Mar. Biol. 148(2): 293-305
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  • Marine Benthic Fauna List, Læsø, Denmark
  • De Casa G. & Hallgass A. (1979). Osservazioni sul sottogenere Leufroyia del genere Raphitoma. Notiziario del C.I.S.MA. 1: 5-14
  • Cretella, M., Crovato, C., Crovato, P., Fasulo, G. & Toscano, F., 2005. The malacological work of Arcangelo Scacchi (1810-1893). Part II: a critical review of Scacchian taxa. Bollettino Malacologico 40(9-12): 114-131
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