Fuegotrophon
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Fuegotrophon is a genus
Genus
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 of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....

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 Fuegotrophon include:
  • Fuegotrophon amettei
    Fuegotrophon amettei
    Fuegotrophon amettei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....

    (Carcelles, 1946)
  • Fuegotrophon malvinarum
    Fuegotrophon malvinarum
    Fuegotrophon malvinarum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....

    (Strebel, 1908)
  • Fuegotrophon pallidus
    Fuegotrophon pallidus
    Fuegotrophon pallidus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....

    (Broderip, 1833)
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