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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricoidea: Trophoninae

Trophon aculeatus Watson, 1882


Range: 9.08°S to 23.78°S; 42.17°W to 34.83°W
Depth: 430 to 640 m (live 430 to 450 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 45  mm

Synonymy

Boreotrophon aculeatus (Watson, 1882) 
Trophon aculeatus Watson, 1882

Details


Trophon aculeatus Watson, 1882d, p. 390-391, [Watson 1886, pl. 10, figs. 9a-d]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Challenger sta. 122, off Pernambuco
Range: 9.08°S to 23.78°S; 42.17°W to 34.83°W
Depth: 430 to 640 m (live 430 to 450 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 45 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Pernambuco
References: Watson (1882d) DNE; Rios (1985) M; Houart (1991) dLlSW
Combining Genera:  Boreotrophon


Partial List of References

Watson, R. B. 1882. Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Part XIV Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 16 373-392. [Stated date: 12 Jun 1882.]

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