Trophoninae is a

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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 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

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, genera within the subfamily Trophoninae include:WoRMS : Trophoninae; accessed : 15 September 2010
/ref> * '' Afritrophon'' Tomlin, 1947 * '' Anatrophon'' Iredale, 1929 * '' Benthoxystus'' Iredale, 1929 * '' Conchatalos'' Houart, 1995 * ''

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'' Simone, 1996 * '' Enatimene'' Iredale, 1929 * '' Fuegotrophon'' Powell, 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'' Iredale, 1929 * '' Minortrophon''

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, 1926 * '' Nipponotrophon'' Kuroda & Habe, 1971 * ''

Nodulotrophon ''Nodulotrophon'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks 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 sna ...

'' Habe & Ito, 1965 * ''

Scabrotrophon ''Scabrotrophon'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Trophoninae ( of the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species Species within the genus ''Scabrotrophon'' i ...

'' McLean, 1996 * '' Tromina'' 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'' Houart, Vermeij & Wiedrick, 2019 * '' Xenotrophon'' Iredale, 1929

References

Muricidae {{Trophoninae-stub