Scabrotrophon inspiratus
Scabrotrophon inspiratus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Scabrotrophon inspiratus | |
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| Shell of Scabrotrophon inspiratus (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Trophoninae |
| Genus: | Scabrotrophon |
| Species: | S. inspiratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Scabrotrophon inspiratus Houart, 2003 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 39 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu.
References
- "Scabrotrophon inspiratus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- Houart, R. & Héros, V. (2016). New species and records of deep water muricids (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Papua New Guinea. Vita Malacologica. 15: 7-34.
External links
- Houart, R. (2003). Description of Scabrotrophon inspiratum new species (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Vanuatu. The Nautilus. 117 (3): 87-90
- Houart R. & Héros V. (2012) New species of Muricidae (Gastropoda) and additional or noteworthy records from the western Pacific. Zoosystema 34(1): 21–37
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