Trophonella longstaffi

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

Trophonella longstaffi
Apertural view of a shell of Trophonella longstaffi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Pagodulinae
Genus:
Trophonella
Species:
T. longstaffi
Binomial name
Trophonella longstaffi
(E.A. Smith, 1907)
Synonyms

Trophon longstaffi E. A. Smith, 1907

Description

Distribution

Deep water in the Antarctic area.

References
  1. Trophonella longstaffi (E.A. Smith, 1907). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 December 2012.
  • Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp


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