Biology:Trophon patagonicus
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Trophon patagonicus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Trophon |
Species: | T. patagonicus
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Binomial name | |
Trophon patagonicus (d'Orbigny, 1839)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Trophon patagonicus 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 30 mm to 55 mm in length.[2]
Distribution
It can be found in the southern Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Argentina.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Trophon patagonicus (d'Orbigny, 1839). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Trophon patagonicus". http://www.gastropods.com/4/Shell_46024.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q7845664 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trophon patagonicus.
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