Paratrophon cheesemani

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

Paratrophon cheesemani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Paratrophon
Species:
P. cheesemani
Binomial name
Paratrophon cheesemani
(Hutton, 1882)
Synonyms[1]
  • Paratrophon cheesemani cheesemani (Hutton, 1882)
  • Paratrophon cheesemani exsculptus Powell, 1933
  • Paratrophon cheesmani [sic] (misspelling)
  • Paratrophon exsculptus Powell,1933
  • Polytropa cheesemani Hutton, 1882

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to New Zealand

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