Leiosyrinx apheles explained

Leiosyrinx apheles is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 25.6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species was found in deep water off Indonesia.

References

• Bouchet, P. & Sysoev, A., 2001. Typhlosyrinx-like tropical deep-water turriform gastropods (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Conoidea). Journal of Natural History 35: 1693-1715

External links

• MNHN, Paris: holotype
• Gastropods.com: Leiosyrinx apheles
• Tucker . J.K. . 2004 . Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda) . Zootaxa . 682 . 1–1295 . 10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1 .
• Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Leiosyrinx apheles Bouchet & Sysoev, 2001. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434199 on 2019-07-24