Trophonopsis segmentata

Trophonopsis segmentata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Pagodulinae
Genus: Trophonopsis
Species: T. segmentata
Binomial name
Trophonopsis segmentata
(Verco, 1909)
Synonyms[1]

Trophon segmentatus Verco, 1909

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

Description

The shell grows to a length of 9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Southern Australia and Tasmania.

References


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