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

Trophon iarae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Trophon
Species:
T. iarae
Binomial name
Trophon iarae
Houart, 1998

Description

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The shell can grow to be 75 mm (3.0 in) in length.

Distribution

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It can be found off of southern Brazil, Uruguay, and the Falkland Islands.

References

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  1. ^ Trophon iarae Houart, 1998. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.