Zeatrophon

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Zeatrophon
Xymene ambiguus (large trophon) base.JPG
Apertural view of the shell of Zeatrophon ambiguus (female)
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Zeatrophon

Finlay, 1926

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

Species

Species within the genus Zeatrophon include:

Species brought into synonymy

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References

  1. Marshall, B.; Houart, R. (2014). Zeatrophon Finlay, 1926. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=399028 on 2015-01-17