Leptoconchus striatus
| Leptoconchus striatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Coralliophilinae |
| Genus: | Leptoconchus |
| Species: | L. striatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptoconchus striatus Rüppell, 1835 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Magilus striatus | |
Leptoconchus striatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 20 mm and 80 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along East Africa, in the Indo-West Pacific and along North Queensland, Australia.
References
- 1 2 Leptoconchus striatus . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 March 2011.
- Fishelson, L., 1971. Ecology and distribution of the benthic fauna in the shallow waters of the Red Sea. Mar. Biol., Berl. 10 2: 113-133
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