Afritrophon kowieensis

Afritrophon kowieensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Trophoninae
Genus: Afritrophon
Species: A. kowieensis
Binomial name
Afritrophon kowieensis
(Sowerby, 1901)
Synonyms[1]

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

Description

Small snail (6mm) typically found in waters around South Africa.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Afritrophon kowieensis (Sowerby, 1901).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  2. Radwin, George E.; D'Attilio, Anthony (1976). Murex Shells of the World: An Illustrated Guide to the Muricidae.

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