Leptoconchus
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Leptoconchus is a genus
of medium-sized sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae
, subfamily Coralliophilinae
, the coral snails or coral shells.
Species brought into synonymy :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of medium-sized sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae
Muricidae
Muricidae, common name murex snails or rock snails, is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails. With approximately 1,600 living species the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neogastropoda. Additionally, 1,200 fossil species have been recognised...
, subfamily Coralliophilinae
Coralliophilinae
Coralliophilinae is a taxonomic group, a subfamily of about 200–250 sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks commonly known as the coral snails or coral shells...
, the coral snails or coral shells.
Species
Species within the genus Leptoconchus include:- Leptoconchus lamarckii Deshayes, 1863
- Leptoconchus striatus Rüppell, 1835
Species brought into synonymy :
- Leptoconchus fimbriatus (A. Adams, 1852): synonym of Coralliophila fimbriata (A. Adams, 1852)
- Leptoconchus robillardi Liénard, 1870 : synonym of Coralliophila robillardi (Liénard, 1870)