Leptogyra inflata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Melanodrymiidae.Hess H., Beck F., Gensler H., Kano Y., Kiel S. & Haszprunar G. (2008). "Microanatomy, shell structure and molecular phylogeny of Leptogyra, Xyleptogyra and Leptogyropsis (Gastropoda: Neomphalida: Melanodrymiidae) from sunken wood ". Journal of Molluscan Studies 74(4): 383–401. .MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Leptogyra inflata Warén & Bouchet, 1993. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536902 on 2021-04-30
Description
The length of the shell attains 1.32 mm. It has a thin, brownish, multi spiral operculum, with a wide and deep umbilicus. Distribution This benthic species occurs off the Fiji Islands at depths between .
Etymology L. inflata is named from the Latin root inflatus, meaning inflated.
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