Leucosyrinx palawanica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.
Description The length of the shell attains 43.5 mm, its diameter 15 mm.
The species is known from a single holotype. The shell sculpture pattern and the shape of the subsutural anal sinus fit well within the variability observed in species of Leucosyrinx. Originally, it was described as a subspecies of Leucosyrinx aequatorialis Thiele, 1925, but differs markedly in size (43.5 mm vs 13 mm). Additionally, in L. aequatorialis, the body whorl lacks axial ribs and a shoulder carina, while the carina is well-developed in L. palawanica.
Distribution This marine species occurs in the Banda Sea near Indonesia; also off Northwest Australia at depths between 300 m and 411 m.
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