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genus

Afritrophon Tomlin, 1947

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Neogastropoda »  family Muricidae - Muricids

Description

Shell small and narrow, from 5 to approximately 8 mm.in length. Protoconch keeled and sculptured with spiral cord(s). Spire very high. Teleoconch whorls with strong nodulose spiral cords. Aperture ovate. Siphonal canal open and short.
Houart, R. (1987) Revision of the subfamily Trophoninae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae) in Southern Africa, with description of four new species
Author: Jan Delsing

Included taxa

Number of records: 4

species Afritrophon agulhasensis J. Thiele, 1925

Afritrophon agulhasensis

species Afritrophon inglorius R. Houart, 1987

Afritrophon inglorius

species Afritrophon insignis G. B. Sowerby III, 1900

Afritrophon insignis

species Afritrophon kowieensis G. B. Sowerby III, 1901

Afritrophon kowieensis


Links and literature

EN The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [1060498]

Rees, T. (compiler): The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [https://www.irmng.org] [as Afritrophon Tomlin, 1947]
Data retrieved on: 30 November 2019
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