Leptoconchus is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, subfamily Coralliophilinae, the coral snails or coral shells.[1]
Species
The following species are currently accepted within Leptoconchus:[1]
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Leptoconchus cumingii MassDeshayes, 1863
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Leptoconchus cyphastrae Massin, 1983
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Leptoconchus ellipticus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1823)
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Leptoconchus expolitus (Shikama, 1963)
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Leptoconchus inactiniformis A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2011
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Leptoconchus inalbechi A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2011
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Leptoconchus incrassa A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2011
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Leptoconchus incycloseris A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2011
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Leptoconchus infungites A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2011
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Leptoconchus ingrandifungi A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2011
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Leptoconchus ingranulosa A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2011
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Leptoconchus inlimax A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2011
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Leptoconchus inpileus A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2011
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Leptoconchus inpleuractis A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2011
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Leptoconchus inscruposa A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2011
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Leptoconchus inscutaria A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2011
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Leptoconchus intalpina A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2011
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Leptoconchus lamarckii (Deshayes, 1863
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Leptoconchus massini A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2011
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Leptoconchus peronii (Lamarck, 1818)
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Leptoconchus solidiusculus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1872)
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Leptoconchus vangoethemi Massin, 1983
- Taxa inquirenda
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Leptoconchus cuvieri Deshayes, 1863
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Leptoconchus djedah (Chenu, 1843)
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Leptoconchus globulosus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1872)
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Leptoconchus maillardi Deshayes, 1863
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Leptoconchus noumeae Risbec, 1953
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Leptoconchus rostratus A. Adams, 1864
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Leptoconchus ruppelii Deshayes, 1863
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Leptoconchus serratus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1872)
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Leptoconchus tenuis (Chenu, 1843)
- Species brought into synonymy include
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Leptoconchus fimbriatus (A. Adams, 1852): synonym of Coralliophila fimbriata (A. Adams, 1852)
- Leptoconchus lamarkii Deshayes, 1863: synonym of Leptoconchus lamarckii Deshayes, 1863 (incorrect original spelling)
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Leptoconchus robillardi Liénard, 1870: synonym of Coralliophila robillardi (Liénard, 1870)
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Leptoconchus schrenkii Lischke, 1871: synonym of Leptoconchus peronii (Lamarck, 1818)
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Leptoconchus striatus Rüppell, 1835: synonym of Leptoconchus peronii (Lamarck, 1818)
References
- Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp
- Oliverio M. (2008) Coralliophilinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) from the southwest Pacific. In: V. Héros, R.H. Cowie & P. Bouchet (eds), Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 196: 481-585. page(s): 557
