Abyssotrophon
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Abyssotrophon is a genus
Genus
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 of sea snail
Sea snail
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s, marine
Marine (ocean)
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 gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
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 Muricidae
Muricidae
Muricidae, common name murex snails or rock snails, is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails. With approximately 1,600 living species the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neogastropoda. Additionally, 1,200 fossil species have been recognised...

, the murex snails or rock snails.

Species

Species within the genus Abyssotrophon include:
  • Abyssotrophon christae
    Abyssotrophon christae
    Abyssotrophon christae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....

    Egorov, 1993
  • Abyssotrophon crystallinus
    Abyssotrophon crystallinus
    Abyssotrophon crystallinus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....

    (Kuroda, 1953)
  • Abyssotrophon delicatus
    Abyssotrophon delicatus
    Abyssotrophon delicatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Description:The shell of an adult shell varies between 6 mm and 12 mm.-References:...

    (Kuroda, 1953)
  • Abyssotrophon drygalskii
    Abyssotrophon drygalskii
    Abyssotrophon drygalskii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....

    (Thiele, 1912)
  • Abyssotrophon edzoevi
    Abyssotrophon edzoevi
    Abyssotrophon edzoevi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....

    Egorov, 1994
  • Abyssotrophon hadalis
    Abyssotrophon hadalis
    Abyssotrophon hadalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....

    (Sysoev, 1992)
  • Abyssotrophon hubbsi
    Abyssotrophon hubbsi
    Abyssotrophon hubbsi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....

    (Rokop, 1972)
  • Abyssotrophon ivanovi
    Abyssotrophon ivanovi
    Abyssotrophon ivanovi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....

    Egorov, 1993
  • Abyssotrophon lorenzoensis
    Abyssotrophon lorenzoensis
    Abyssotrophon lorenzoensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....

    (Durham, 1942)
  • Abyssotrophon minimus
    Abyssotrophon minimus
    Abyssotrophon minimus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....

    (Okutani, 1964)
  • Abyssotrophon multicostatus
    Abyssotrophon multicostatus
    Abyssotrophon multicostatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....

    Golikov & Sirenko, 1992
  • Abyssotrophon odisseyi
    Abyssotrophon odisseyi
    Abyssotrophon odisseyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....

    (Golikov & Sirenko, 1992)
  • Abyssotrophon panamensis
    Abyssotrophon panamensis
    Abyssotrophon panamensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....

    (Dall, 1902)
  • Abyssotrophon ruthenicus
    Abyssotrophon ruthenicus
    Abyssotrophon ruthenicus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....

    Egorov, 1993
  • Abyssotrophon soyoae
    Abyssotrophon soyoae
    Abyssotrophon soyoae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....

    (Okutani, 1959)
  • Abyssotrophon teratus
    Abyssotrophon teratus
    Abyssotrophon teratus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....

    Egorov, 1993

Species brought into synonymy :
  • Abyssotrophon convexus Egorov, 1994 : synonym of Abyssotrophon delicatus (Kuroda, 1953)
  • Abyssotrophon longisiphon Egorov, 1993 : synonym of Abyssotrophon soyoae (Okutani, 1959)
  • Abyssotrophon tricostatus Egorov, 1993 : synonym of Abyssotrophon soyoae (Okutani, 1959)
  • Abyssotrophon unicus Egorov, 1993 : synonym of Abyssotrophon delicatus (Kuroda, 1953)
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