Leptoconchus striatus

Leptoconchus striatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Leptoconchus striatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Coralliophilinae
Genus:
Leptoconchus
Species:
L. striatus
Binomial name
Leptoconchus striatus
Rüppell, 1835
Synonyms[1]

Magilus striatus

Description

The shell size varies between 20 mm and 80 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along East Africa, in the Indo-West Pacific and along North Queensland, Australia.

References
  1. Leptoconchus striatus . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 March 2011.
  • Fishelson, L., 1971. Ecology and distribution of the benthic fauna in the shallow waters of the Red Sea. Mar. Biol., Berl. 10 2: 113–133


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