Trophonopsis segmentata

Trophonopsis segmentata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Trophonopsis segmentata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Pagodulinae
Genus:
Trophonopsis
Species:
T. segmentata
Binomial name
Trophonopsis segmentata
(Verco, 1909)
Synonyms[1]

Trophon segmentatus Verco, 1909

Description

The shell grows to a length of 9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Southern Australia and Tasmania.

References
  1. Trophonopsis segmentata (Verco, 1909). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 May 2011.


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