Trophon barnardi
| Trophon barnardi | |
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| Shell of Trophon barnardi (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Trophoninae |
| Genus: | Trophon |
| Species: | T. barnardi |
| Binomial name | |
| Trophon barnardi Houart, 1987 | |
Trophon barnardi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The shell can grow to be 10 mm.
Distribution
The geographic distribution includes South Africa and the Indian Ocean.
References
- ^ Trophon barnardi Houart, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Houart, R. (1987) Revision of the subfamily Trophoninae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae) in Southern Africa, with description of four new species. Apex 2(2): 25-58.
- Houart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176-270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
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