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Leptonotis perplexus

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Leptonotis perplexus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Hipponicidae
Genus: Leptonotis
Species:
L. perplexus
Binomial name
Leptonotis perplexus
(Suter, 1907)
Synonyms
List
  • Leptonotis wharekuriensis (Laws, 1935)
  • Neojanacus perplexus Suter, 1907
  • Neojanacus wharekuriensis Laws, 1935

Leptonotis perplexus is a species of small limpet-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.[1]

Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.

References

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  1. ^ Leptonotis perplexus (Suter, 1907). Gofas, S. (2009). Leptonotis perplexus (Suter, 1907). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140110 on 14 August 2010 .
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