Trophon iarae

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

Trophon iarae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Trophoninae
Genus:
Trophon
Species:
T. iarae
Binomial name
Trophon iarae
Houart, 1998

Description

The shell can grow to be 75 mm in length.

Distribution

It can be found off of South Brazil, Uruguay, and the Falkland Islands.

References
  1. Trophon iarae Houart, 1998. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.


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