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Trophon patagonicus

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Trophon patagonicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Trophon
Species:
T. patagonicus
Binomial name
Trophon patagonicus
(d'Orbigny, 1839)
Synonyms[1]
  • Murex patagonicus d'Orbigny, 1841
  • Trophon necocheanum Ihering, 1907

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

Description

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The shell can grow to be 30 mm to 55 mm in length.[2]

Distribution

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It can be found in the southern Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Argentina.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Trophon patagonicus (d'Orbigny, 1839). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Trophon patagonicus". gastropods.com. Retrieved 14 April 2020.