
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
(unranked):clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Muricoidea
Family:Muricidae
Subfamily:Trophoninae
Genus:Trophon
Species:T. iarae
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
(unranked):clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Muricoidea
Family:Muricidae
Subfamily:Trophoninae
Genus:Trophon
Species:T. iarae
60mm
Rare species
Off Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina
Dissostichus eleginoides (Merluza negra / Patagonian toothfish) fishing boats, 700m deep
From my collection
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