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Trophon nucelliformis

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Trophon nucelliformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Trophon
Species:
T. nucelliformis
Binomial name
Trophon nucelliformis
Oliver & Picken, 1984

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

Description

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The shell can grow to be 22 mm in length.[2]

Distribution

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Can be found off of South Shetland Islands and the South Orkney Islands.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Trophon nucelliformis Oliver & Picken, 1984. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Trophon nucelliformis". gastropods.com. Retrieved 14 April 2020.