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Enixotrophon sansibaricus

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Enixotrophon sansibaricus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Enixotrophon
Species:
E. sansibaricus
Binomial name
Enixotrophon sansibaricus
(Thiele, 1925)
Synonyms[1]
  • Afritrophon sansibaricus (Thiele, 1925)
  • Pagodula sansibarica (Thiele, 1925)
  • Trophon sansibaricus Thiele, 1925

Enixotrophon sansibaricus 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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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Zanzibar Archipelago.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Enixotrophon sansibaricus (Thiele, 1925). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=869796 on 2021-11-26
  • Thiele J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899. 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-46
  • Houart R., Kilburn R.N. & Marais A.P. (2010) Muricidae. pp. 176–270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
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