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

Trophon mawsoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Trophon
Species:
T. mawsoni
Binomial name
Trophon mawsoni
Powell, 1957

Distribution

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It can be found off of New Zealand, mainly off of Ninety Mile Beach and North Island.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Trophon mawsoni Powell, 1957. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Trophon mawsoni". gastropods.com. Retrieved 14 April 2020.