Laetifautor elegans explained

Laetifautor elegans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calliostomatidae.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 3 mm and 8 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan.

References

• Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and bibliography of the marine shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Osaka. : Elle Scientific Publications. 749 pp.
• Poppe G.T. (2004) Descriptions of spectacular new species from the Philippines (Gastropoda - Trochidae, Cypraeidae). Visaya 1(1): 4–19. page(s): 6