Trophon melvillsmithi
Appearance
Trophon melvillsmithi | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Trophon |
Species: | T. melvillsmithi
|
Binomial name | |
Trophon melvillsmithi Houart, 1989
|
Trophon melvillsmithi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The shell can grow to be 7 mm in length.[2]
Distribution
[edit]It can be found off of Namibia.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Trophon melvillsmithi Houart, 1989. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Trophon melvillsmithi". gastropods.com. Retrieved 14 April 2020.