Leufroyia leufroyi explained
Leufroyia leufroyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell reaches 16 mm, its diameter 7 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.;[1] fossils were found in Upper Pliocene strata in Italy.
References
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
- Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. . 627 pp
- Howson, C. M.; Picton, B. E. (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. . vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp.
External links
- Michaud A.L.G. (1828). Description de plusieurs espèces de coquilles vivantes de la Méditerranée. Bulletin d'Histoire Naturelle de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux, 2(10): 119-122, 1 plate
- Locard A. (1891). Les coquilles marines des côtes de France. Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon. 37: 1-385
- Brusina S. (1870). Ipsa Chiereghinii Conchylia ovvero contribuzione pella malacologia adriatica. Pisa, Biblioteca Malacologica pp. 280
- Cristofori J. De & Jan G. (1832). Catalogus in IV sectiones divisus rerum naturalium in museo extantium Josephi de Cristofori et Georgii Jan. Parma and Milano
- Delle Chiaje S. (1823-1831). Memorie sulla storia e notomia degli animali senza vertebre del regno di Napoli. Napoli: Fratelli Fernandes (vol. 1), and Società Tipografica (vol. 2-4). Vol. 1, pp. i-xii, 1-84
- Jeffreys J. G. (1862-1869). British Conchology. London, van Voorst : Vol. 1: pp. CXIV + 341
- Philippi, R. A. (1844). Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium, quae in itinere suo observavit. Volumen secundum continens addenda et emendanda, nec non comparationem faunae recentis Siciliae cum faunis aliarum terrarum et com fauna periodi tertiariae. Eduard Anton, Halle
- Bellardi L. (1877), I molluschi dei terreni terziarii del Piemonte e della Liguria /
- MNHN, Paris: Raphitoma leufroyi (syntype)
- Biolib.cz: Leufroyia leufroyi
- Natural History Museum, Rotterdam: Raphitoma leufroyi
Notes and References
- MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Leufroyia leufroyi (Michaud, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=248256 on 2019-11-28
