Trophon melvillsmithi

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

Trophon melvillsmithi
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. melvillsmithi
Binomial name
Trophon melvillsmithi
Houart, 1989

Description

The shell can grow to be 7 mm in length.[2]

Distribution

It can be found off of Namibia.[2]

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References
  1. Trophon melvillsmithi Houart, 1989. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  2. "Trophon melvillsmithi". www.gastropods.com. Retrieved 14 April 2020.


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