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Trophon fimbriatus

Interesting Facts

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Description

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Family Muricidae

Either with axial ribs and spiral ridges equally well developed and prominent , or axial ribs represented by thin lamellae and spiral ridges faint.

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa ()
        Superphylum: Eutrochozoa ()
        Phylum: Mollusca () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
        Class: Gastropoda () - Cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
        Subclass: Orthogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
        Superorder: Caenogastropoda () - Cox, 1960
        Order: Sorbeoconcha () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
        Suborder: Hypsogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
        Infraorder: Neogastropoda () - Thiele, 1929
        Superfamily: Muricoidea () - Rafinesque, 1815
        Family: Muricidae () - Rafinesque, 1815 - Drills
        Subfamily: Trophoninae ()
        Genus: Trophon () - Montfort, 1810
        Specific name: fimbriatus
        Scientific name: - Trophon fimbriatus

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Members of the genus Trophon

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Further Reading

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A catalogue of the shells, arranged according to the Lamarckian system: with their authorities, synonymes, and references to works where figured or described, contained in the collection of John C. Jay. New York: Craighead, 1850. url p. 331.
Manual of conchology, structural and systematic: with illustrations of the species / by George W. Tryon, Jr. Philadelphia: Published by the Author, Academy of Natural Sciences, 1879-1898. url p. 149, p. 149, p. 241, p. 241, p. 241, p. 273, p. 273.
Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis. [St. Louis: Academy of Science of St. Louis], 1860-1958. url p. 390.
Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History. 17 1975 [San Diego]: The Society, 1905-1989. url p. 283.

Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.

Identifiers

Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16596834
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2803488

Last Revised: 7/25/2012