Trophon geversianus

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Trophon geversianus
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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
Genus: Trophon
Species:
T. geversianus
Binomial name
Trophon geversianus
(Pallas, 1774)
Synonyms [1]
  • Buccinum fimbriatumMartyn, 1784
  • Buccinum geversianusPallas, 1774
  • Fusus inflatusHombron, J.B. & C.H. Jacquinot, 1852 not Dunker, 1847
  • Fusus intermediusHupé in Gay, 1854
  • Murex fimbriatus[Lightfoot], 1786
  • Murex foliatusSchumacher, 1817
  • Murex magellanicusGmelin, 1791
  • Murex peruvianusLamarck, 1816
  • Murex variansd'Orbigny, 1841
  • Murex ventricosaMolina, 1810
  • Polyplex bulbosaPerry, 1811
  • Trophon geversianus var. calvaKobelt, 1878
  • Trophon geversianus var. lirataKobelt, 1878
  • Trophon philippianusDunker in Kobelt, 1878
  • Trophon varians(d'Orbigny, 1841)

Trophon geversianus, commonly known as Gevers's trophon, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1]

Contents

The two varieties Trophon geversianus var. calva Kobelt, 1878 and Trophon geversianus var. lirata Kobelt, 1878 have been synonymized with Trophon geversianus (Pallas, 1774)

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 111 mm. Highly variable. Aperture greater than 1/2 of length, brown to violaceous (always coloured). Exterior with strong lamellae. Also with spiral cords, alone or forming a reticulate with the lamellae, or smooth. Brown to whitish, dull. Feeding Mytilidae on intertidal rocks. [2]

Distribution

This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean off Argentina, the Falkland Islands and Tierra del Fuego, Chile.

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References

  1. 1 2 Trophon geversianus (Pallas, 1774) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.
  2. Forcelli, D. and Narosky, T., 2015. Moluscos marinos de Argentina, Uruguay y Brasil - Uruguayan shells. Vázquez-Mazzini Editorial, 272 pp.