Leufroyia concinna

Leufroyia concinna is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.^[1]

Subspecies

• Leufroyia concinna maderensis (F. Nordsieck & F.F. Talavera, 1979) (synonym: Raphitoma concinna maderensis F. Nordsieck & F.F. Talavera, 1979 )

Leufroyia concinna
Shell of Leufroyia concinna (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Leufroyia
Species:	L. concinna
Binomial name
Leufroyia concinna (Scacchi, 1836)
Synonyms[1]
Fusus boothii J. Smith, 1839 Leufroyia boothii Smith, 1839 Philbertia concinna (Scacchi, 1836) Pleurotoma concinna Scacchi, 1836 (basionym) Raphitoma (Leufroyia) boothii (J. Smith, 1839) Raphitoma (Leufroyia) concinna (Scacchi, 1836)· accepted, alternate representation Raphitoma (Leufroyia) scacchii De Casa & Hallgass, 1979 Raphitoma boothii Smith, 1839 Raphitoma concinna (Scacchi, 1836) Raphitoma concinna Monterosato, 1877 Raphitoma concinna Locard & Caziot, 1900 Raphitoma scacchii De Casa & Hallgass, 1979

Description

The shell can grow to a length of 13 mm and a diameter of 6 mm. Generally, the color of shell is cream, white, light brown, or a mix of the previous colors.

Distribution

This species occurs in most European waters and is found in the entirety of the Mediterranean Sea. It can also be found in the more northeastern waters of the Atlantic Ocean, off the Azores up Norway and south up to Canary Islands.