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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricoidea: Trophoninae

Trophon iarae Houart, 1998


Range: 33°S to 52°S; 60°W to 53°W
Depth: 55 to 79 m (live 55 to 55 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 74.6  mm

Synonymy

Trophon plicatus auct. non Lightfoot, 1786
Trophon iarae Houart, 1998

Details


Trophon iarae Houart, 1998, p. 127-130, figs. 1-3, 5
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Off Albarda~o, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 55 m
Range: 33°S to 52°S; 60°W to 53°W
Depth: 55 to 79 m (live 55 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 74.6 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul; Uruguay, Falkland Islands
References: Houart (1998) DdLlNSEWM

Trophon plicatus auct. non Lightfoot, 1786, 
[Not available]
Distribution: Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul; Falkland Islands
References: Houart (1998) s
Comments: Misidentification by Cernohorksy (1979), Calvo (1987).


Partial List of References

Houart, R. 1998. Description of Trophon iarae n. sp., a new muricid from southern West Atlantic (Gastropoda: Muricidae) with illustration of related species Apex 13 127-130. [Stated date: 20 Jul 1998.]

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