Trophon

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Trophon
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Trophon geversianus acordonada
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Trophoninae
Genus: Trophon
Montfort, 1810
Synonyms [1]
  • Fusus (Trophon)Montfort, 1810
  • Murex (Muricidea)Swainson, 1840
  • Murex (Trophon)Montfort, 1810 ·
  • MuricideaSwainson, 1840
  • PolyplexPerry, 1810
  • StramonitrophonPowell,1951
  • Trophon (Stramonitrophon)Powell, 1951

Trophon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Trophon: [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Trophon Montfort, 1810 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 December 2012.
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Trophon Montfort, 1810". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-10-05.