Trophon coulmanensis

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

Trophon coulmanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Trophoninae
Genus:
Trophon
Species:
T. coulmanensis
Binomial name
Trophon coulmanensis
E.A. Smith, 1907

Description

The shell can grow to be 13 mm to 23 mm in length.

Distribution

It can be found in the South Shetland Islands.

References
  1. Trophon coulmanensis E.A. Smith, 1907. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.


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