Leptotrophon rigidus Houart 1995

Leptotrophon rigidus 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 11.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia at depths between 435 m and 460 m.

References

• 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