Leucorhynchia crossei
Leucorhynchia crossei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1]
| Leucorhynchia crossei | |
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| A shell of Leucorhynchia crossei | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Skeneidae |
| Genus: | Leucorhynchia |
| Species: | L. crossei |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucorhynchia crossei Tryon, 1888 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Teinostoma (Leucorhynchia) crossei Tryon, 1888 | |
Description
The diameter of the shell is 3 mm. It differs from the Leucorhynchia caledonica in having a rounded periphery. The surface is polished, without a trace of striae.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Oman, Central and East Indian Ocean, Indo-Malaysia, Singapore, Western Australia and off Korea
References
- Bouchet, P. (2012). Leucorhynchia crossei Tryon, 1888. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596662 on 2012-09-01
- G.W. Tryon (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
- Melvill, J.C., 1906. A revision of the species of Cyclostrematidae and Liotiidae occurring in the Persian Gulf and North Arabian Sea. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 7:20-283, 20-28, plate 3.
- Ladd, H.S. (1966). Chitons and gastropods (Haliotidae through Adeorbidae) from the western Pacific Islands. United States Geological Survey, Professional Paper. 531 : 1-98 16 pls
- Trew, A., 1984. The Melvill-Tomlin Collection. Part 30. Trochacea. Handlists of the Molluscan Collections in the Department of Zoology, National Museum of Wales.
- Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Leucorhynchia crossei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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