Trophon patagonicus (d’Orbigny, 1839)

Rare species!

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. patagonicus

Small specimen with an amazing dark color.

40mm

From my collection

via Flickr https://flic.kr/p/2j6dDFw

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