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Nipponotrophon
''Nipponotrophon'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Trophoninae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species Species within the genus ''Nipponotrophon'' include: * '' Nipponotrophon barbarae'' Houart & Héros, 2016 * ''Nipponotrophon echinus'' (Dall, 1918) * '' Nipponotrophon elegantissimus'' (Shikama, 1971) * '' Nipponotrophon exquisitus'' Houart, Vermeij & Wiedrick, 2019 * ''Nipponotrophon gorgon'' (Dall, 1913) * ''Nipponotrophon magnificus'' (Golikov & Sirenko, 1992) * '' Nipponotrophon makassarensis'' Houart, 1984 * ''Nipponotrophon pagodus'' (Hayashi & Habe, 1965) * ''Nipponotrophon shingoi'' (Tiba, 1981) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Nipponotrophon bondarevi'' Houart, 1995: synonym of ''Scabrotrophon bondarevi'' (Houart, 1995) (original combination) * ''Nipponotrophon elongatus'' (Hu & Lee, 1991): synonym of '' Nipponotrophon elegantissimus'' (Shikama, 1971) * ''Nipponotrophon jungi'' K.-Y. Lai, 2008: synonym ...
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Nipponotrophon Makassarensis
''Nipponotrophon makassarensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description The length of the shell attains 37.5 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine .... References * Houart, R., 1985. Nipponotrophon makassarensis, a new recently dredged Muricidae species of strange generic affinities (Gastropoda: Muricidae). Marine Research in Indonesia 24("1984"): 83-87 * Houart, R., 1986. - Mollusca Gastropoda: Noteworthy Muricidae from the Pacific Ocean, with description of seven new species. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 133(A)("1985"): 427-455 Gastropods described in 1984 Nipponotrophon {{Trophoninae-st ...
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Nipponotrophon Gorgon
''Nipponotrophon gorgon'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description Distribution References

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Nipponotrophon Barbarae
''Nipponotrophon barbarae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Nipponotrophon barbarae'' Houart & Héros, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=887293 on 2019-01-06Houart R. & Héros V. (2016). New species and records of deep water muricids (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Papua New Guinea. Vita Malacologica. 15: 7-34. Distribution This marine species occurs off Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i .... References barbarae Gastropods described in 2016 {{Trophoninae-stub ...
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Nipponotrophon Elegantissimus
''Nipponotrophon elegantissimus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With about 1,600 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Ne ..., the murex snails or rock snails. Description Distribution References * Hu C.H. hung Hung& Lee X.F. iu Fen (1991). Fossil molluscs from the Pliocene marls of Mt Maan, Henchun Peninsula]. Fauna of Taiwan mollusk fossils, 1(2): 67-174. National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung Gastropods described in 1971 Nipponotrophon {{Trophoninae-stub ...
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Nipponotrophon Shingoi
''Nipponotrophon shingoi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With about 1,600 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Ne ..., the murex snails or rock snails. Description Distribution References Gastropods described in 1981 Nipponotrophon {{Trophoninae-stub ...
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Nipponotrophon Echinus
''Nipponotrophon echinus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine 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 ... mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description Distribution References Gastropods described in 1918 Nipponotrophon {{Trophoninae-stub ...
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Nipponotrophon Magnificus
''Nipponotrophon magnificus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With about 1,600 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Ne ..., the murex snails or rock snails. Description Distribution References Gastropods described in 1992 Nipponotrophon {{Trophoninae-stub ...
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Nipponotrophon Pagodus
''Nipponotrophon pagodus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine 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 ... mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. References Gastropods described in 1965 Nipponotrophon {{Trophoninae-stub ...
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Scabrotrophon Chunfui
''Scabrotrophon chunfui'' is a species of sea snail, a marine 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 ... mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description Distribution This marine species occurs off Taiwan. References * Liu, J.Y. uiyu(ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp. External links Houart, R.; Lan, T. C. (2001). Description of Scabrotrophon chunfui n. sp. (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Northeast Taiwan and comments on Nipponotrophon Kuroda & Habe, 1971 and Scabrotrophon McLean, 1996. Novapex. 2 (2): 37-42 Gastropods described in 2001 Scabrotrophon {{Trophoninae-stub ...
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Scabrotrophon Stuarti
''Scabrotrophon stuarti'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Scabrotrophon stuarti (E. A. Smith, 1880). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1329504 on 2021-10-02 Description The shell is bone white to yellow cream in color with an elevated spire, a waxy appearance and texture, a very distinct suture, and a weakly curved, fairly short, slender siphonal canal. The shell has two nuclear whorls (which are typically eroded) and five to six subsequent whorls. The whorls bear 10 wide blade like varices which are prominent at the shoulder, where they rise into blunt rounded tips that curve backwards from the aperture of the shell. The surface texture of the shell appears smooth and waxy, however under magnification microsculpture is visible consisting of minute striations both spirally and longi ...
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