Paratrophon

Paratrophon
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

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

Species

Species within the genus Paratrophon include:

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