Trophon albolabratus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Trophon albolabratus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Trophon |
Species: | T. albolabratus
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Binomial name | |
Trophon albolabratus E.A. Smith, 1875
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
editThe shell can grow to be 40mm in length.[2]
Distribution
editIt can be found off of New Zealand, the Kerguelen Islands, and the South Georgia Islands.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Trophon albolabratus E.A. Smith, 1875. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Trophon albolabratus". gastropods.com. Retrieved 14 April 2020.