Trophonopsis orpheus

Trophonopsis orpheus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Pagodulinae
Genus:	Trophonopsis
Species:	T. orpheus
Binomial name
Trophonopsis orpheus (Gould, 1849)
Synonyms [1]
Boreotrophon orpheus(Gould, 1849) Fusus orpheusGould, 1849 (original combination)

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

References

1. Trophonopsis orpheus (Gould, 1849) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.

• Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN   1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp.