Enixotrophon atanua

Enixotrophon atanua
Shell of Enixotrophon atanua (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Enixotrophon
Species:	E. atanua
Binomial name
Enixotrophon atanua (Houart & Tröndlé, 2008)
Synonyms
Pagodula atanuaHouart & Tröndlé, 2008

Enixotrophon atanua is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. ^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 26.7 mm. The Muricidae family is renowned for its diverse and often elaborate shell morphologies, which are frequently linked to adaptive strategies for predation and habitat specialization. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Marquesas Islands.

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Enixotrophon atanua (Houart & Tröndle, 2008). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=869768 on 2021-11-24
2. Jackson, Jeremy B. C. (1988). "Does ecology matter? - Evolution and Escalation: an ecological history of life. Geerat J. Vermeij Princeton University Press; Princeton, New Jersey. 1987. xv + 527 pp. $47.50". Paleobiology. 14 (3): 307–312. doi:10.1017/s0094837300012033. ISSN   0094-8373.

External links

• Houart, R.; Tröndlé, J. (2008). Update of Muricidae (excluding Coralliophilinae) from French Polynesia with description of ten new species. Novapex (Jodoigne), 9(2-3): 53–93
• Barco, A.; Marshall, B.; A. Houart, R.; Oliverio, M. (2015). Molecular phylogenetics of Haustrinae and Pagodulinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) with a focus on New Zealand species. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81(4): 476-488