Trophon minutus
Trophon minutus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Trophon |
| Species: | T. minutus |
| Binomial name | |
| Trophon minutus Strebel, 1907 | |
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Description
The shell can grow to be 7.3 mm in length.[2]
Distribution
It can be found off of the South Georgia Islands, South Sandwich Islands, South Shetland Islands, Antarctic Peninsula, and Antarctica.[2]
References
- Trophon minutus Strebel, 1907. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- "Trophon minutus". gastropods.com. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
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