Leptoconchus

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Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Muricidae Rank Genus		Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Coralliophilinae
Similar Coralliophilinae, Hirtomurex, Coralliophila, Magilus antiquus

Leptoconchus is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, subfamily Coralliophilinae, the coral snails or coral shells.

Species

Species within the genus Leptoconchus include:

Leptoconchus lamarckii Deshayes, 1863

Leptoconchus striatus Rüppell, 1835

Species brought into synonymy

Leptoconchus fimbriatus (A. Adams, 1852): synonym of Coralliophila fimbriata (A. Adams, 1852)

Leptoconchus robillardi Liénard, 1870 : synonym of Coralliophila robillardi (Liénard, 1870)

References

Leptoconchus Wikipedia

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