Trophon mawsoni

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

Trophon mawsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Trophoninae
Genus:
Trophon
Species:
T. mawsoni
Binomial name
Trophon mawsoni
Powell, 1957

Description

Distribution

It can be found off of New Zealand, mainly off of Ninety Mile Beach and North Island.[2]

References
  1. Trophon mawsoni Powell, 1957. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  2. "Trophon mawsoni". www.gastropods.com. Retrieved 14 April 2020.


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