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

Trophon melvillsmithi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Trophon
Species:
T. melvillsmithi
Binomial name
Trophon melvillsmithi
Houart, 1989

Description

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The shell can grow to be 7 mm in length.[2]

Distribution

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It can be found off of Namibia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Trophon melvillsmithi Houart, 1989. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Trophon melvillsmithi". gastropods.com. Retrieved 14 April 2020.