Leptothyra rubens

Leptothyra rubens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Colloniidae
Subfamily: Colloniinae
Genus: Leptothyra
Species:
L. rubens
Binomial name
Leptothyra rubens
Melvill & Standen, 1903
Synonyms

Collonista rubens (Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1903)

Leptothyra rubens is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.[1][2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Oman and in the Persian Gulf.

References

  1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Leptothyra rubens Melvill & Standen, 1903. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=701875 on 2013-02-10
  2. ^ Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) Seashells of eastern Arabia. Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp.


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