Trophonopsis orpheus

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

Trophonopsis orpheus
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. orpheus
Binomial name
Trophonopsis orpheus
(Gould, 1849)
Synonyms[1]
  • Boreotrophon orpheus (Gould, 1849)
  • Fusus orpheus Gould, 1849 (original combination)

Description

Distribution

References
  1. Trophonopsis orpheus (Gould, 1849). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp.


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