Leptotrophon minirotundus ( Houart, 1986 ) Houart & Héros, 2012

Houart, Roland & Héros, Virginie, 2012, New species of Muricidae (Gastropoda) and additional or noteworthy records from the western Pacific, Zoosystema 34 (1), pp. 21-37 : 31-32

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5252/z2012n1a2
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4547314
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CE8790-FF8B-FFD0-FCCB-FA2F25DF2894
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Leptotrophon minirotundus ( Houart, 1986 )
status	comb. nov.

Treatment

Leptotrophon minirotundus ( Houart, 1986) View in CoL n. comb.

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Trophon (Trophonopsis) minirotundus Houart, 1986: 438 View in CoL , figs 4, 4a-b.

TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype (dd) MNHN 24616 View Materials .

N EW MATERIAL EXAMINED (all MNHN). — New Caledonia. BATHUS 3: stn DW836, Norfolk Ridge, 23°02’S, 166°59’E, 295-306 m, 1 dd. — Stn DW838, Norfolk Ridge, 23°01’S, 166°56’E, 400-402 m, 1 dd.

TYPE LOCALITY. — New Caledonia, 22°30’S, 166°24’E, 250- 350 m.

DISTRIBUTION. — New Caledonia, bathymetric range unknown for living specimens, empty shells in 306- 400 m.

REMARKS

Examination of additional and more mature material since the original description and comparison with the type species and other species of Leptotrophon leads us to place Trophon minirotundus in Leptotrophon based solely on shell characters. The species has never been collected alive.