Actinotrophon fragilis 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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| Shell of Actinotrophon fragilis (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Pagodulinae |
| Genus: | Actinotrophon |
| Species: | A. fragilis
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| Actinotrophon fragilis (Houart, 1996)
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Description edit
The length of the shell varies between 13 mm and 28 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and Australia (Western Australia).
References edit
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Actinotrophon fragilis (Houart, 1996). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=869742 on 2020-05-06
- Houart, R. & Héros, V. (2016). New species and records of deep water muricids (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Papua New Guinea. Vita Malacologica. 15: 7-34.
- Merle, D., Garrigues, B. & Pointier, J-P 2011. Fossil and recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks pp. 1-648, pls 182.
External links edit
- Houart R. & Héros V. (2016). New species and records of deep water muricids (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Papua New Guinea. Vita Malacologica. 15: 7–34
- Houart, R. & Buge, B. (2022). Noteworthy and new Muricidae (Gastropoda) collected in the East and South China Seas and off Taiwan. Venus. 80(1-2): 1-23
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