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Trophon patagonicus

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Trophon patagonicus
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T. patagonicus
Binomial name
Trophon patagonicus
(d'Orbigny, 1839)
Synonyms[1]

Murex patagonicus d'Orbigny, 1841
Trophon necocheanum Ihering, 1907

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

Description

The shell can grow to be 30 mm to 55 mm in length.[2]

Distribution

It can be found off of Argentina.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Trophon patagonicus (d'Orbigny, 1839). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Trophon patagonicus". www.gastropods.com. Retrieved 14 April 2020.