Trophon melvillsmithi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Trophon melvillsmithi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Trophon |
| Species: | T. melvillsmithi
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| Binomial name | |
| Trophon melvillsmithi Houart, 1989
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Description edit
The shell can grow to be 7 mm in length.[2]
Distribution edit
It can be found off of Namibia.[2]
References edit
- ^ Trophon melvillsmithi Houart, 1989. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Trophon melvillsmithi". gastropods.com. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
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