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Trophonopsis muricata
Trophonopsis muricata
Classification
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Neogastropoda
- Family
- Muricidae
Trophonopsis muricata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm. The narrow, conical shell has seven or eight tumid whorls, crossed by numerous transverse ribs (15 to 20 on the penultimate whorl), spiral ridges and fine growth lines.
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Distribution
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Sources and credits
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