Actinotrophon fragilis

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

Actinotrophon fragilis
Shell of Actinotrophon fragilis (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Pagodulinae
Genus: Actinotrophon
Species:
A. fragilis
Binomial name
Actinotrophon fragilis
(Houart, 1996)
Synonyms
  • Poirieria (Actinotrophon) fragilis Houart, 1996· accepted, alternate representation
  • Poirieria fragilis Houart, 1996

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 13 mm and 28 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and Australia (Western Australia).

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Actinotrophon fragilis (Houart, 1996). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=869742 on 2020-05-06
  • Houart, R. & Héros, V. (2016). New species and records of deep water muricids (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Papua New Guinea. Vita Malacologica. 15: 7-34.
  • Merle, D., Garrigues, B. & Pointier, J-P 2011. Fossil and recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks pp. 1-648, pls 182.
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