''Acanthotrophon'' is a genus of

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gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Species

Species within the genus ''Acanthotrophon'' include: * † ''

Acanthotrophon aquensis ''Acanthotrophon'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species Species within the genus ''Acanthotrophon'' include: * † '' Acanthotrophon aquensis'' Lozouet, 1999 ...

'' Lozouet, 1999 * † ''

Acanthotrophon ascensus ''Acanthotrophon'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species Species within the genus ''Acanthotrophon'' include: * † ''Acanthotrophon aquensis'' Lozouet, 1999 * ...

'' (E. H. Vokes, 1976) † * † ''

Acanthotrophon aturi ''Acanthotrophon'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species Species within the genus ''Acanthotrophon'' include: * † ''Acanthotrophon aquensis'' Lozouet, 1999 * ...

'' (Deshayes, 1865) * ''

Acanthotrophon carduus ''Acanthotrophon carduus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae in the genus Acanthotrophon, the murex snails or rock snails. Description The shell is dull white in color with a relatively coarse sca ...

'' (Broderip, 1833) * ''

Acanthotrophon latispinosus ''Acanthotrophon'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species Species within the genus ''Acanthotrophon'' include: * † ''Acanthotrophon aquensis'' Lozouet, 1999 * ...

'' Garrigues & Lamy, 2019 * ''

Acanthotrophon sentus ''Acanthotrophon sentus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae in the genus Acanthotrophon, the murex snails or rock snails. Description The base color of the shell is bright white and its sculpture i ...

'' Berry, 1969 * ''

Acanthotrophon sorenseni Acanthotrophon sorenseni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class c ...

'' (Hertlein & Strong, 1951) * ''

Acanthotrophon striatoides ''Acanthotrophon striatoides'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This c ...

'' Vokes, 1980 * † ''

Acanthotrophon striatus ''Acanthotrophon'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species Species within the genus ''Acanthotrophon'' include: * † ''Acanthotroph ...

'' (Gabb, 1873)

References

* Lozouet, P., 1999. Nouvelles espèces de gastéropodes (Mollusca: Gastropoda) de l'Oligocène et du Miocène inférieur d'Aquitaine (sud-ouest de la France). Partie 2. Cossmanniana 6(1-2): 1-68 * Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. Revista de Biología Tropical. 51(supplement 3): 225-284. * Merle, D., Garrigues, B. & Pointier, J.P. (2022). Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world: Part Muricopsinae. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 528 pp.

External links

L. G.; Strong, A. M. (1951). Eastern Pacific expeditions of the New York Zoological Society. XLIII. Mollusks from the west coast of Mexico and Central America. Part X. Zoologica. 36(2): 67-120, 11 pls

Vokes E.H. (1980). Review of the muricid genus Acanthotrophon (Mollusca: Gastropoda). The Veliger. 23: 10-14, 2 pls
Muricopsinae {{Muricopsinae-stub