Trophonopsis muricata
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Trophonopsis muricata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Synonyms
- Fusus asperrimus Leach in Brown, 1827
- Fusus barvicensis Johnston, 1825
- Fusus cancellatus Bivona, 1838
- Fusus longurio Weinkauff, 1866
- Murex muricatus Montagu, 1803
- Murex recticanalis Wood, 1879
- Murex sculptus Bellardi, 1872
- Pseudofusus rostratus var. sowerbyana Monterosato, 1890
- Raphitoma asperrima (Brown, 1827)
- Trophon curta Locard, 1892
- Trophon muricatus (Montagu, 1803)
- Trophon muricatus albinus Settepassi, 1977 (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4))
- Trophon muricatus major Settepassi, 1977 (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4))
- Trophon muricatus var. aspera Monterosato in Bucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882
- Trophon muricatus var. lactea Jeffreys, 1867
- Trophon muricatus var. major Monterosato in Bucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882
- Trophon muricatus var. minor Monterosato in Bucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882
- Trophonopsis curta Locard, 1892
- Trophonopsis forestii Ruggieri, 1947
- Trophonopsis forestii coeni Ruggieri, 1947
- Trophonopsis gortani Ruggieri, 1947
- Trophonopsis muricata var. minor Locard, 1897
- Trophonopsis muricatus albinus Monterosato in Settepassi, 1977
- Trophonopsis muricatus var. minor Locard, 1897
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm.
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Distribution
This species occurs in European waters, in the Mediterranean Sea, in the Black Sea, in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean off Portugal, Spain and the Azores
References
- ^ a b Trophonopsis muricata (Montagu, 1803). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 May 2011.
- de Kluijver, M.J.; Ingalsuo, S.S.; de Bruyne, R.H. (2000). Macrobenthos of the North Sea [CD-ROM]: 1. Keys to Mollusca and Brachiopoda. World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 3-540-14706-3
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
- Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.
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