Trophoninae is a
subfamily
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of
predatory sea snails
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,
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the
family Muricidae, the rock snails and their allies.
[MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Trophoninae Cossmann, 1903. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=397226 on 2019-11-07]
Shell description
Genera
According to the
World Register of Marine Species, genera within the subfamily Trophoninae include:
WoRMS : Trophoninae; accessed : 15 September 2010
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* '' Afritrophon'' Tomlin, 1947
* '' Anatrophon'' Iredale, 1929
* '' Benthoxystus'' Iredale, 1929
* '' Conchatalos'' Houart, 1995
* '' Coronium'' Simone, 1996
* '' Enatimene'' Iredale, 1929
* '' Fuegotrophon'' Powell
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, 1951
* '' Gemixystus'' Iredale, 1929
* ''Leptotrophon
''Leptotrophon'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Trophoninae of the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Leptotrophon'' incl ...
'' Houart, 1995
* ''Litozamia
''Litozamia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Trophoninae of the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Litozamia'' include:
* ...
'' Iredale, 1929
* '' Minortrophon'' Finlay, 1926
* '' Nipponotrophon'' Kuroda Kuroda (written: lit. "black ricefield") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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& Habe, 1971
* '' Nodulotrophon'' Habe & Ito, 1965
* '' Scabrotrophon'' McLean, 1996
* ''Tromina
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'' Dall, 1918
* ''Trophon
''Trophon'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Trophon'':
*''Trophon albol ...
'' Montfort, 1810
* ''Warenia
''Warenia'' is a genus of sea snails in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. There is one species in the genus: ''Warenia elegantula''. This marine species occurs of the Aleutian Islands
The Aleutian Islands (; ; ale, Unan ...
'' Houart, Vermeij & Wiedrick, 2019
* '' Xenotrophon'' Iredale, 1929
References
Muricidae
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