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Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae purpuras, murex and rock shells
Subfamily: Trophoninae
Genus: Trophon

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36 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 12.5 cm DL
 
Trophon acanthodes
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Max. Length 4.5 cm DL
 
Trophon aculeatus
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Max. Length 4 cm DL
 
Trophon albolabratus
[Antarctic trophon]
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Max. Length 2.8 cm DL
 
Trophon amettei
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Max. Length 4.0 cm DL
 
Trophon araios
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL
 
Trophon arnaudi
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Max. Length 3.5 cm DL
 
Trophon brevispira
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Max. Length 5.2 cm DL
 
Trophon clenchi
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Max. Length 1.4 cm DL
 
Trophon columbarioides
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Max. Length 2.0 cm DL
 
Trophon cribellum
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL
 
Trophon cuspidarioides
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Trophon dispar
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Max. Length 1.9 cm DL
 
Trophon distantelamellatus
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Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Trophon drygalskii
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Max. Length 6.4 cm DL
 
Trophon echinolamellatus
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Trophon fasciolarioides
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Max. Length 11.1 cm DL
 
Trophon geversianus
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Max. Length 7.5 cm DL
 
Trophon iarae
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Max. Length 4.1 cm DL
 
Trophon lacunellus
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Max. Length 2.6 cm DL
 
Trophon leptocharteres
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Trophon malvinarum
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Max. Length 2.8 cm DL
 
Trophon mucrone
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Max. Length 2.3 cm DL
 
Trophon nucelliformis
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Trophon ohlini
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Max. Length 3.3 cm DL
 
Trophon pallidus
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Max. Length 2.3 cm DL
 
Trophon parodizi
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Max. Length 7.2 cm DL
 
Trophon patagonicus
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Max. Length 3.5 cm DL
 
Trophon pelseneeri
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No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm DL
 
Trophon plicatus
[Folded trophon]
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Max. Length 1.6 cm DL
 
Trophon poirieria
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Max. Length 5.7 cm DL
 
Trophon scotianus
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Max. Length 4.1 cm DL
 
Trophon shackletoni
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Trophon triacanthus
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Max. Length 2.7 cm DL
 
Trophon truncatus
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Trophon veronicae
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Max. Length 1.9 cm DL
 
Trophon verrillii
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