Trophon geversianus

Trophon geversianus
Trophon geversianus acordonada
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Trophoninae
Genus: Trophon
Species: T. geversianus
Binomial name
Trophon geversianus
(Pallas, 1774)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum fimbriatum Martyn, 1784
  • Buccinum geversianus Pallas, 1774
  • Fusus inflatus Hombron, J.B. & C.H. Jacquinot, 1852
  • Fusus intermedius HupĂ© in Gay, 1854
  • Murex foliatus Schumacher, 1817
  • Murex magellanicus Gmelin, 1791
  • Murex patagonicus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1817
  • Murex peruvianus Lamarck, 1816
  • Murex varians d'Orbigny, 1841
  • Murex ventricosa Molina, 1810
  • Polyplex bulbosa Perry, 1811
  • Trophon geversianus var. calva Kobelt, 1878
  • Trophon geversianus var. lirata Kobelt, 1878
  • Trophon philippianus Dunker in Kobelt, 1878

Trophon geversianus, common name : Gevers's Trophon, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

The two varieties Trophon geversianus var. calva Kobelt, 1878 and Trophon geversianus var. lirata Kobelt, 1878 have been synonymized with Trophon geversianus (Pallas, 1774)

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 111 mm.

Distribution

This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean along Argentina, the Falkland islands and Tierra del Fuego, Chile.

References

  1. 1 2 Trophon geversianus (Pallas, 1774).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
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