Biology:Trophon iarae

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Trophon iarae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Trophon
Species:
T. iarae
Binomial name
Trophon iarae
Houart, 1998

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

Description

The shell can grow to be 75 mm (3.0 in) in length.

Distribution

It can be found off of southern Brazil, Uruguay, and the Falkland Islands.

References

  1. Trophon iarae Houart, 1998. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.

Wikidata ☰ Q7845654 entry