Trophon barnardi

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

Trophon barnardi
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. barnardi
Binomial name
Trophon barnardi
Houart, 1987

Description

The shell can grow to be 10 mm.

Distribution

The geographic distribution includes South Africa and the Indian Ocean.

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References
  1. Trophon barnardi Houart, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.


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