Zeatrophon

Zeatrophon
Apertural view of the shell of Zeatrophon ambiguus (female)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Pagodulinae
Genus:	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:

• Zeatrophon ambiguus (Philippi, 1844)
• † Zeatrophon bonneti (Cossmann, 1903)
• † Zeatrophon lassus (Marwick, 1928)
• Zeatrophon mortenseni (Odhner, 1924)
• Zeatrophon pulcherrimus Finlay, 1930

Species brought into synonymy

• Zeatrophon caudatinusFinlay, 1930: synonym of Xymene mortenseni(Odhner, 1924): synonym of Zeatrophon mortenseni(Odhner, 1924)
• Zeatrophon elegansFleming, 1943: synonym of Zeatrophon ambiguus(Philippi, 1844)
• Zeatrophon huttonii(R. Murdoch, 1900): synonym of Lamellitrophon huttonii (Murdoch, 1900)
• Zeatrophon murrayaeC. A. Fleming, 1943: synonym of † Zeatrophon lassus(Marwick, 1928) †
• † Zeatrophon mutabilisMarwick, 1928: synonym of Zeatrophon ambiguus(Philippi, 1844)
• Zeatrophon tmetusFinlay, 1930: synonym of Lamellitrophon huttonii (Murdoch, 1900)

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