Leufroyia concinna
Leufroyia concinna is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
- Subspecies
- Leufroyia concinna maderensis (F. Nordsieck & F.F. Talavera, 1979) (synonym: Raphitoma concinna maderensis F. Nordsieck & F.F. Talavera, 1979 )
| Leufroyia concinna | |
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| Shell of Leufroyia concinna (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Leufroyia |
| Species: | L. concinna |
| Binomial name | |
| Leufroyia concinna (Scacchi, 1836) | |
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Description
The shell grows to a length of 13 mm, its diameter 6 mm
Distribution
This species occurs in European waters and in the entire Mediterranean Sea and in the NE Atlantic Ocean off the Azores up Norway and south up to Canary Islands
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References
- 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
External links
- "Raphitoma (Leufroyia) concinna". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- Scacchi, A. (1836). Catalogus Conchyliorum regni Neapolitani. Neapoli [Naples], Typis Filiatre-Sebetii 18 p., 1 pl
- Bucquoy E., Dautzenberg P. & Dollfus G. (1882-1886). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome Ier. Gastropodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils 570 p., 66 pl.
- Smith J. (1839). On the last changes in the relative levels of the land and sea in the British Islands. Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society (Edinburgh) 8: 49-113 pl. 1-2
- Fassio, G.; Russini, V.; Pusateri, F.; Giannuzzi-Savelli, R.; Høisæter, T.; Puillandre, N.; Modica, M. V.; Oliverio, M. (2019). An assessment of Raphitoma and allied genera (Neogastropoda: Raphitomidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies
- 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. Marine Biology. 148, 293-305
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