Leufroyia
Shell of Leufroyia villaria (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Leufroyia
Monterosato, 1884
Type species
Pleurotoma leufroyi
Michaud, 1828
Species

See text

Synonyms[1]

Raphitoma (Leufroyia) Monterosato, 1884

Leufroyia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description

(Original description) This is a distinct group with swollen whorls. The axial ribs and the spirally striate riblets form a reticulate structure. The shell is internally smoothed. The aperture is smooth, without denticles or grooves.[2]

Species

Species within the genus Leufroyia include:

  • Leufroyia aldrovandi (Millet, 1865)
  • Leufroyia alternata (Millet, 1865)
  • Leufroyia annegienae Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2020
  • Leufroyia concinna (Scacchi, 1836)
  • Leufroyia erronea Monterosato, 1884
  • Leufroyia ferrierii Brunetti & Della Bella, 2006
  • Leufroyia hesseli Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2020
  • Leufroyia landreauensis (Ceulemans, Van Dingenen & Landau, 2018)
  • Leufroyia leufroyi (Michaud, 1828)
  • Leufroyia ligeriana Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2020
  • Leufroyia renauleauensis Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2020
  • Leufroyia riccardoi Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2020
  • Leufroyia seani Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2020
  • Leufroyia turtaudierei (Ceulemans, Van Dingenen & Landau, 2018)
  • Leufroyia villaria (Pusateri & Giannuzzi-Savelli, 2008)

References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Leufroyia Monterosato, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=195915 on 2019-11-28
  2. Monterosato T. A. (di) (1884). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee. Palermo, Virzi, 152 pp
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