Trophon geversianus
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Trophon geversianus acordonada | |
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Superfamily: | Muricoidea
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Species: | T. geversianus
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Trophon geversianus (Pallas, 1774)
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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. Highly variable. Aperture greater than 1/2 of length, brown to violaceous (always coloured). Exterior with strong lamellae. Also with spiral cords, alone or forming a reticulate with the lamellae, or smooth. Brown to whitish, dull. Feeding Mytilidae on intertidal rocks.[2]
Distribution[]
This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean along Argentina, the Falkland islands and Tierra del Fuego, Chile.
References[]
- ^ a b Trophon geversianus (Pallas, 1774). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Forcelli, D. and Narosky, T., 2015. Moluscos marinos de Argentina, Uruguay y Brasil - Uruguayan shells. Vázquez-Mazzini Editorial, 272 pp.
External links[]
- "Trophon geversianus geversianus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
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- Muricidae
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