Paratrophon

Paratrophon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Paratrophon
Paratrophon quoyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Pagodulinae
Genus:
Paratrophon

Finlay, 1926
Type species
Polytropa cheesemani Hutton, 1882

Species

Species within the genus Paratrophon include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Paratrophon cheesmani [sic]: synonym of Paratrophon cheesemani (Hutton, 1882)
  • Paratrophon exsculptus Powell, 1933: synonym of Paratrophon cheesemani (Hutton, 1882)

References
  1. Paratrophon Finlay, 1926. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  2. Paratrophon cheesemani (Hutton, 1882). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  3. Paratrophon dumasi (Vélain, 1877). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  4. Paratrophon patens (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  5. Paratrophon quoyi (Reeve, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.


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