Austrotrophon

Austrotrophon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

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KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNeogastropoda
FamilyMuricidae

Habitatmarine

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Specimen records: 46
Family: Muricidae
Collections: LACM
Recorded in: United States

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Muricidae
Image: Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MOLL.28845 - Austrotrophon catalinensis (Oldroyd, 1927) - Muricidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg

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Commons category: Austrotrophon
taxon name: Austrotrophon
taxon rank: genus

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Austrotrophon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

==Species== Species within the genus Austrotrophon include: Austrotrophon catalinensis (Oldroyd, 1927) Austrotrophon cerrosensis (Dall, 1891) Austrotrophon pinnata (Dall, 1902)

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