Zeatrophon mortenseni

Zeatrophon mortenseni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Pagudilinae
Genus:	Zeatrophon
Species:	Z. mortenseni
Binomial name
	Zeatrophon mortenseni; (Odhner, 1924)
Synonyms
	Trophon mortenseni Odhner, 1924; Xymene mortenseni (Odhner, 1924); Xymene mortenseni caudatinus (Finlay, 1930); Xymene mortenseni mortenseni (Odhner, 1924); Zeatrophon caudatinus Finlay, 1930 (original combination); Zeatrophon mortenseni caudatinus (Finlay, 1930); Zeatrophon mortenseni mortenseni (Odhner, 1924);

Zeatrophon mortenseni is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails.^[1]

Distribution[edit]

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.

^ ^a ^b Houart, R. (2009). Xymene mortenseni (Odhner, 1924). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=399418 on 2010-05-19

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