Laetifautor elegans
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L. elegans
Binomial name
Laetifautor elegans
Habe, 1960
Synonyms
  • Calliostoma (Laetifautor) elegans (Habe, 1960)
  • Laetifautor amakusaensis Habe in Azuma & Toki, 1968

Laetifautor elegans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 3 mm and 8 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan.

References

  • Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and bibliography of the marine shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Osaka. : Elle Scientific Publications. 749 pp.
  • Poppe G.T. (2004) Descriptions of spectacular new species from the Philippines (Gastropoda - Trochidae, Cypraeidae). Visaya 1(1): 4–19. page(s): 6
  • "Calliostoma (Laetifautor) elegans". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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