Abyssotrophon
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Abyssotrophon is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Muricidae
, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species brought into synonymy :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Muricidae
Muricidae
Muricidae, common name murex snails or rock snails, is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails. With approximately 1,600 living species the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neogastropoda. Additionally, 1,200 fossil species have been recognised...
, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus Abyssotrophon include:- Abyssotrophon christaeAbyssotrophon christaeAbyssotrophon christae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Egorov, 1993 - Abyssotrophon crystallinusAbyssotrophon crystallinusAbyssotrophon crystallinus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Kuroda, 1953) - Abyssotrophon delicatusAbyssotrophon delicatusAbyssotrophon delicatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Description:The shell of an adult shell varies between 6 mm and 12 mm.-References:...
(Kuroda, 1953) - Abyssotrophon drygalskiiAbyssotrophon drygalskiiAbyssotrophon drygalskii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Thiele, 1912) - Abyssotrophon edzoeviAbyssotrophon edzoeviAbyssotrophon edzoevi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Egorov, 1994 - Abyssotrophon hadalisAbyssotrophon hadalisAbyssotrophon hadalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Sysoev, 1992) - Abyssotrophon hubbsiAbyssotrophon hubbsiAbyssotrophon hubbsi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Rokop, 1972) - Abyssotrophon ivanoviAbyssotrophon ivanoviAbyssotrophon ivanovi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Egorov, 1993 - Abyssotrophon lorenzoensisAbyssotrophon lorenzoensisAbyssotrophon lorenzoensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Durham, 1942) - Abyssotrophon minimusAbyssotrophon minimusAbyssotrophon minimus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Okutani, 1964) - Abyssotrophon multicostatusAbyssotrophon multicostatusAbyssotrophon multicostatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Golikov & Sirenko, 1992 - Abyssotrophon odisseyiAbyssotrophon odisseyiAbyssotrophon odisseyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Golikov & Sirenko, 1992) - Abyssotrophon panamensisAbyssotrophon panamensisAbyssotrophon panamensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Dall, 1902) - Abyssotrophon ruthenicusAbyssotrophon ruthenicusAbyssotrophon ruthenicus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Egorov, 1993 - Abyssotrophon soyoaeAbyssotrophon soyoaeAbyssotrophon soyoae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Okutani, 1959) - Abyssotrophon teratusAbyssotrophon teratusAbyssotrophon teratus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Egorov, 1993
Species brought into synonymy :
- Abyssotrophon convexus Egorov, 1994 : synonym of Abyssotrophon delicatus (Kuroda, 1953)
- 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)