Leptogyra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Melanodrymiidae, belonging to the clade Neomphalina.[3][2]
This genus was originally placed in Skeneidae,[3] then in Skeneinae within Turbinidae.[4]
Species
Species within the genus Leptogyra include:
- Species brought into synonymy
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Leptogyra africana Bartsch, 1915: synonym of Cirsonella africana (Bartsch, 1915) (original combination)
References
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^ Bush (1897). Trans. Connecticut Acad. Arts Sci. 10: 107, 135.
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^ a b Bouchet, P. (2011). Leptogyra Bush, 1897. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159897 on 24 May 2012
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^ a b Hess H., Beck F., Gensler H., Kano Y., Kiel S. & Haszprunar G. (2008). "Microanatomy, shell structure and molecular phylogeny of Leptogyra, Xyleptogyra and Leptogyropsis (Gastropoda: Neomphalida: Melanodrymiidae) from sunken wood ". Journal of Molluscan Studies 74(4): 383-401. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyn030.
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^ Williams S. T., Karube S. & Ozawa T. (September 2008) "Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined". Zoologica Scripta 37(5): 483-506. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00341.x
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^ Leptogyra costellata Warén & Bouchet, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.
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^ Leptogyra eritmeta Bush, 1897. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.
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^ Leptogyra inconspicua Bush, 1897. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.
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^ Leptogyra inflata Warén & Bouchet, 1993. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.
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^ Leptogyra verrilli Bush, 1897. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.
- Warén A. & Bouchet P. (1993) New records, species, genera, and a new family of gastropods from hydrothermal vents and hydrocarbon seeps. Zoologica Scripta 22: 1-90
