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Shell of Nipponotrophon makassarensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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Nipponotrophon makassarensis Houart, 1985 | |
Nipponotrophon makassarensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 37.5 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Indonesia.
References
- ↑ Nipponotrophon makassarensis Houart, 1984. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Houart, R., 1985. Nipponotrophon makassarensis, a new recently dredged Muricidae species of strange generic affinities (Gastropoda: Muricidae). Marine Research in Indonesia 24("1984"): 83-87
- Houart, R., 1986. - Mollusca Gastropoda: Noteworthy Muricidae from the Pacific Ocean, with description of seven new species. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 133(A)("1985"): 427-455
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