Lenitrophon

{{Short description|Monotypic genus of gastropod}}

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| taxon = Lenitrophon convexus

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  • Axymene traversi convexus Fleming, 1951
  • Trophon convexus Suter, 1909
  • Xymene convexus (Suter, 1909)

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Lenitrophon is a monotypic genus of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails. Its sole species is Lenitrophon convexus.{{cite WoRMS|title=Lenitrophon convexus|id=598759|accessdate=8 March 2025}} This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.

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Category:Gastropods of New Zealand

Category:Muricidae

Category:Gastropods described in 1909

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Category:Monotypic gastropod genera