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Neptunea apolyonis Dall, 1919 | |
Boreotrophon apolyonis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
White shell cover in enamel with more than four whorls, an eroded apex and a low, sharp axial sculpture. There is no spiral sculpture and the aperture is wide. The last whorl has a blunted angle. The height of the shell is 21 millimeters with a diameter of 10 millimeters. [2]
References
- 1 2 Boreotrophon apolyonis (Dall, 1919). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- ↑ "Proceedings of the United States National Museum". Biodiversity Heritage Library. ISSN 0096-3801. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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