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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricoidea: Trophoninae

Leptotrophon atlanticus Pimenta, Couto & Costa, 2008


Range: 2.24°S to 2.24°S; 38.38°W
Depth: 260 to 240 m (live 260 to 240 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 8.8  mm

Details


Leptotrophon atlanticus Pimenta, Couto & Costa, 2008, p. 248-250, figs. 13-26
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Canopus Bank, 96 miles off Ceará State, Brazil, 240-260 m
Range: 2.24°S to 2.24°S; 38.38°W
Depth: 260 to 240 m (live 260 to 240 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 8.8 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Ceara
References: Pimenta, Couto & Costa (2008) DdLlNSEWM


Partial List of References

Pimenta, A. D., Couto, D. R. do and P. M. S. Costa. 2008. A new species and a new record of Muricidae (Gastropoda) from Brazil: genera Pterynotus and Leptotrophon Nautilus 122 244-251. [Stated date: 22 Dec 2008.]

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