Calotrophon hemmenorum
| Calotrophon hemmenorum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Muricinae |
| Genus: | Calotrophon |
| Species: | C. hemmenorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Calotrophon hemmenorum (Houart & Muhlhausser, 1990) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Calotrophon hemmenorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The adult shell attains a length of 20 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Somalia.
References
- 1 2 Calotrophon hemmenorum( Houart & Muhlhausser, 1990). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 April 2011.
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 196
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