Boreotrophon apolyonis

Boreotrophon apolyonis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Pagodulinae
Genus:	Boreotrophon
Species:	B. apolyonis
Binomial name
	Boreotrophon apolyonis; (Dall, 1919)
Synonyms
	Neptunea apolyonis Dall, 1919

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

Description edit

White shell cover in enamel with more than four whorls, an eroded apex and a low, sharp axial sculpture. There is no spiral sculpture and the aperture is wide. The last whorl has a blunted angle. The height of the shell is 21 millimeters with a diameter of 10 millimeters. ^[2]

References edit

^ ^a ^b Boreotrophon apolyonis (Dall, 1919). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
^ "Proceedings of the United States National Museum". Biodiversity Heritage Library. ISSN 0096-3801. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

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[WoRMS-1] Boreotrophon apolyonis (Dall, 1919). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.

[Museum._Institution._States.-2] "Proceedings of the United States National Museum". Biodiversity Heritage Library. ISSN 0096-3801. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

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