Biology:Trophon melvillsmithi

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Trophon melvillsmithi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Trophon
Species:
T. melvillsmithi
Binomial name
Trophon melvillsmithi
Houart, 1989

Trophon melvillsmithi 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 7 mm in length.[2]

Distribution

It can be found off of Namibia.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7845657 entry