Calotrophon hemmenorum

Calotrophon hemmenorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Calotrophon
Species: C. hemmenorum
Binomial name
Calotrophon hemmenorum
(Houart & Muhlhausser, 1990)
Synonyms[1]
  • Calotrophon (Panamurex) hemmenorum (Houart & Mühlhäusser, 1990)
  • Poirieria (Panamurex) hemmenorum Houart & Mühlhäusser, 1990

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

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Description

The adult shell attains a length of 20 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Somalia.

References

  1. ^ a b Calotrophon hemmenorum( Houart & Muhlhausser, 1990).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=564304  on 29 April 2011.

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