Calotrophon hemmenorum

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

Calotrophon hemmenorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Calotrophon
Species:
C. hemmenorum
Binomial name
Calotrophon hemmenorum
(Houart & Muhlhausser, 1990)
Synonyms[1]
  • Calotrophon (Panamurex) hemmenorum (Houart & Mühlhäusser, 1990)
  • Poirieria (Panamurex) hemmenorum Houart & Mühlhäusser, 1990

Description

The adult shell attains a length of 20 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Somalia.

References
  1. Calotrophon hemmenorum( Houart & Muhlhausser, 1990). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 April 2011.
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 196
  • "Poirieria (Panamurex) hemmenorum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 April 2011.


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