Litozamia tropis
| Litozamia tropis | |
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| Shell of Litozamia tropis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Litozamia |
| Species: | L. tropis
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| Binomial name | |
| Litozamia tropis Houart, 1995
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Litozamia tropis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 4.2 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia in the New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone at a depth of 110m.[2]
References
- ^ Litozamia tropis Houart, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Litozamia tropis Houart, 1995". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- Houart, R. (1995). The Trophoninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae) of the New Caledonia region. in: Bouchet, P. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 14. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie. 167: 459-498