''Trophon'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
s,
marine
Marine is an adjective meaning of or pertaining to the sea or ocean.
Marine or marines may refer to:
Ocean
* Maritime (disambiguation)
* Marine art
* Marine biology
* Marine debris
* Marine habitats
* Marine life
* Marine pollution
Military
* ...
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 ...
mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...
s 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 marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With about 1,600 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neogas ...
, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Trophon'':
*''
Trophon albolabratus''
*''
Trophon bahamondei''
*''
Trophon barnardi''
*''
Trophon beatum''
*''
Trophon brevispira''
*''
Trophon celebensis''
*''
Trophon clenchi''
*''
Trophon coulmanensis''
* † ''
Trophon covacevichi''
Frassinetti, 2000
*''
Trophon distantelamellatus''
*''
Trophon drygalskii''
*''
Trophon geversianus''
* † ''
Trophon huilliche
''Trophon'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Trophon'':
*''Trophon albol ...
''
Frassinetti, 2000
*''
Trophon iarae''
*''
Trophon leptocharteres''
* † ''
Trophon macharei''
DeVries, 2005
*''
Trophon mawsoni''
*''
Trophon melvillsmithi''
*''
Trophon minutus''
* † ''
Trophon munitus''
*''
Trophon nucelliformis''
*''
Trophon ohlini''
* † ''
Trophon parcus''
Frassinetti, 2000
*''
Trophon parodizi''
*''
Trophon patagonicus''
*''
Trophon paucilamellatus''
*''
Trophon pelecetus''
*''
Trophon pelseneeri''
*''
Trophon plicatus
''Trophon plicatus'' 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 murex s ...
''
*''
Trophon purdyae''
*†''
Trophon sowerbyi''
*''
Trophon triacanthus''
* † ''
Trophon vetulus''
Frassinetti, 2000
References
* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp.
Muricidae
{{Trophoninae-stub