Litozamia tropis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Litozamia tropis
Shell of Litozamia tropis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Litozamia
Species:
L. tropis
Binomial name
Litozamia tropis
Houart, 1995

Description

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The length of the shell attains 4.2 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

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  1. ^ Litozamia tropis 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