''Abyssotrophon'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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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 over 1,700 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neog ...
, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Abyssotrophon'' include:
*''
Abyssotrophon christae''
Egorov, 1993
*''
Abyssotrophon crystallinus''
( Kuroda, 1953)
*''
Abyssotrophon delicatus''
( Kuroda, 1953)
*''
Abyssotrophon edzoevi''
Egorov, 1994
* ''
Abyssotrophon fusiformis''
Houart, Vermeij & Wiedrick, 2019
*''
Abyssotrophon hadalis''
(Sysoev, 1992)
*''
Abyssotrophon hubbsi''
(Rokop, 1972)
*''
Abyssotrophon ivanovi''
Egorov, 1993
*''
Abyssotrophon lorenzoensis''
(Durham, 1942)
*''
Abyssotrophon minimus''
(Okutani, 1964)
*''
Abyssotrophon multicostatus''
Golikov & Sirenko, 1992
* ''
Abyssotrophon newmani
''Abyssotrophon'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Abyssotrophon'' include:
*''Abyssotrophon chris ...
''
Houart, Vermeij & Wiedrick, 2019
*''
Abyssotrophon odisseyi''
(Golikov & Sirenko, 1992)
*''
Abyssotrophon panamensis''
( Dall, 1902)
*''
Abyssotrophon ruthenicus''
Egorov, 1993
*''
Abyssotrophon soyoae''
(Okutani, 1959)
*''
Abyssotrophon teratus''
Egorov, 1993
* ''
Abyssotrophon weijencheni''
Houart & Buge, 2022
; Species brought into synonymy :
*''Abyssotrophon convexus''
Egorov, 1994: synonym of ''Abyssotrophon delicatus''
( Kuroda, 1953)
*''
Abyssotrophon drygalskii''
( Thiele, 1912):
synonym of ''
Trophon drygalskii''
Thiele, 1912
*''Abyssotrophon longisiphon''
Egorov, 1993 : synonym of ''Abyssotrophon soyoae''
(Okutani, 1959)
*''Abyssotrophon tricostatus''
Egorov, 1993 : synonym of ''Abyssotrophon soyoae''
(Okutani, 1959)
*''Abyssotrophon unicus''
Egorov, 1993 : synonym of ''Abyssotrophon delicatus''
( Kuroda, 1953)
References
* Egorov R.V. (1993). Trophoninae (Muricidae) of Russian and adjacent waters. Ruthenica. suppl. 1: 1-48.
Gastropod genera
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