Scabrotrophon inspiratus

Scabrotrophon inspiratus
Shell of Scabrotrophon inspiratus (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]
  • Scabrotrophon inspiratum Houart, 2003

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 39 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu.

References

  1. ^ a b "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.


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