Paratrophon Explained

Paratrophon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pagodulinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Species

Species within the genus Paratrophon include:

• Paratrophon cheesemani (Hutton, 1882)
• Paratrophon dumasi (Vélain, 1877)
• Paratrophon patens (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854)
• Paratrophon quoyi (Reeve, 1846)

Species brought into synonymy:

• Paratrophon cheesmani [sic]: synonym of Paratrophon cheesemani (Hutton, 1882)
• Paratrophon exsculptus Powell, 1933: synonym of Paratrophon cheesemani (Hutton, 1882)

References

• Ponder, W.F. (1971). A review of the New Zealand neogastropd genus Paratrophon Finlay (Mollusca: Muricidae). Journal de Conchyliologie 109: 110–118.

External links

• Finlay, H. J. (1926). A further commentary on New Zealand molluscan systematics. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 57: 320-485, pls 18-23
• Barco, A.; Marshall, B.; A. Houart, R.; Oliverio, M. (2015). Molecular phylogenetics of Haustrinae and Pagodulinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) with a focus on New Zealand species. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81(4): 476-488