Scabrotrophon fabricii

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Scabrotrophon fabricii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Scabrotrophon
Species:
S. fabricii
Binomial name
Scabrotrophon fabricii
(Møller, 1842)
Synonyms [1]
  • Boreotrophon craticulatus (O. Fabricus, 1780)
  • Murex borealisReeve, 1845
  • Tritonium craticulatumFabricius, 1780
  • Trophon craticulatumFabricius, 1780
  • Trophon fabriciiBeck in Møller, 1842
  • Trophon heugliniMörch, 1876
  • Trophon interstriatusSowerby, 1880
  • Trophonopsis fabricii Beck in Møller, 1842
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Scabrotrophon fabricii is a species of sea snail, [2] a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] the murex snails or rock snails. [1] They are carnivorous. [2]

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Description

The color of an adult's shell can be white, tan, or brown, and its size varies between 22 mm and 61 mm. [3] [2] The species' chirality is dextral. [2]

Distribution

This species is distributed in European waters, the Northwest Atlantic Ocean and in the Gulf of St. Lawrence (Canada). The species also occurs in west and east Greenland [2] at 76°N to 45°N, 94°W to 0°W. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 Scabrotrophon fabricii (Møller, 1842) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 3 April 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Scabrotrophon fabricii: Scabrotrophon fabricii (Moller, 1842)". Seahorse and Co. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 "fabricii - Gastropods by Eddie Hardy". conchology.be. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  4. "Scabrotrophon fabricii". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  5. "COPEPEDIA summary for Scabrotrophon fabricii : T4088228 : Species". www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  6. "IRMNG - Scabrotrophon fabricii (Møller, 1842)". irmng.org. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  7. "Scabrotrophon fabricii | Species Dictionary | UK and Ireland | iSpot Nature". www.ispotnature.org. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  8. "Canadian Register of Marine Species - Scabrotrophon fabricii (Møller, 1842)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 11 February 2025.