Trophonopsis densilamellata

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

Trophonopsis densilamellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Pagodulinae
Genus:
Trophonopsis
Species:
T. densilamellata
Binomial name
Trophonopsis densilamellata
Golikov & Gulbin, 1977

Description

The shell grows to a length of 30 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along the Kurile Islands.

References
  1. Trophonopsis densilamellata Golikov & Gulbin, 1977. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 May 2011.
  • Kantor Yu.I. & Sysoev A.V. (2006) Marine and brackish water Gastropoda of Russia and adjacent countries: an illustrated catalogue. Moscow: KMK Scientific Press. 372 pp. + 140 pls.
  • "Trophonopsis (Trophonopsis) densilamellatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 May 2011.


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