Biology:Litozamia tropis

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Litozamia tropis
Litozamia tropis (MNHN-IM-2000-222).jpeg
Shell of Litozamia tropis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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L. tropis
Binomial name
Litozamia tropis
Houart, 1995

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 4.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

  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

Wikidata ☰ Q6648719 entry