''Abyssotrophon'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s,
marine
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gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Abyssotrophon'' include:
*''
Abyssotrophon christae''
Egorov, 1993
*''
Abyssotrophon crystallinus''
(Kuroda Kuroda (written: lit. "black ricefield") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*, Japanese painter
* Akinobu Kuroda 黒田 明伸, Japanese historian
* Chris Kuroda, lighting designer and operator for the band Phish and J ...
, 1953)
*''
Abyssotrophon delicatus''
(Kuroda Kuroda (written: lit. "black ricefield") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*, Japanese painter
* Akinobu Kuroda 黒田 明伸, Japanese historian
* Chris Kuroda, lighting designer and operator for the band Phish and J ...
, 1953)
*''
Abyssotrophon edzoevi''
Egorov, 1994
* ''
Abyssotrophon fusiformis''
Houart, Vermeij & Wiedrick, 2019
*''
Abyssotrophon hadalis''
(Sysoev, 1992)
*''
Abyssotrophon hubbsi
''Abyssotrophon hubbsi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...
''
(Rokop, 1972)
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Abyssotrophon ivanovi''
Egorov, 1993
*''
Abyssotrophon lorenzoensis''
(Durham, 1942)
*''
Abyssotrophon minimus''
(Okutani, 1964)
*''
Abyssotrophon multicostatus''
Golikov & Sirenko, 1992
* ''
Abyssotrophon newmani''
Houart, Vermeij & Wiedrick, 2019
*''
Abyssotrophon odisseyi''
(Golikov & Sirenko, 1992)
*''
Abyssotrophon panamensis''
( Dall, 1902)
*''
Abyssotrophon ruthenicus''
Egorov, 1993
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Abyssotrophon soyoae''
(Okutani, 1959)
*''
Abyssotrophon teratus''
Egorov, 1993
* ''
Abyssotrophon weijencheni''
Houart & Buge, 2022
; Species brought into synonymy :
*''Abyssotrophon convexus''
Egorov, 1994: synonym of ''Abyssotrophon delicatus''
(Kuroda Kuroda (written: lit. "black ricefield") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*, Japanese painter
* Akinobu Kuroda 黒田 明伸, Japanese historian
* Chris Kuroda, lighting designer and operator for the band Phish and J ...
, 1953)
*''
Abyssotrophon drygalskii''
( Thiele, 1912):
synonym of ''
Trophon drygalskii
''Trophon drygalskii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as mure ...
''
Thiele, 1912
*''Abyssotrophon longisiphon''
Egorov, 1993 : synonym of ''Abyssotrophon soyoae''
(Okutani, 1959)
*''Abyssotrophon tricostatus''
Egorov, 1993 : synonym of ''Abyssotrophon soyoae''
(Okutani, 1959)
*''Abyssotrophon unicus''
Egorov, 1993 : synonym of ''Abyssotrophon delicatus''
(Kuroda Kuroda (written: lit. "black ricefield") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*, Japanese painter
* Akinobu Kuroda 黒田 明伸, Japanese historian
* Chris Kuroda, lighting designer and operator for the band Phish and J ...
, 1953)
References
* Egorov R.V. (1993). Trophoninae (Muricidae) of Russian and adjacent waters. Ruthenica. suppl. 1: 1-48.
Gastropod genera
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