“Trophon ohlini Strebel
Trophon ohlini Strebel, 1905 a, p. 203, pl. 3, fig. 9a-e.
TYPE LOCALITY. Puerto Harris, 15 fathoms, Patagonia.
St. WS 80. Between Falkland Is. and Patagonia, 50°58'S, 63°39'W to 50º55'30"S, 63º36'W, 3 Feb. 1927, 152-156 m.
St. WS 216. North of Falkland Is. and east of Cape Blanco, Patagonia, 47º37'S, 60º50’W, 1 June 1928, 219-133 m.
St. WS 225. Between Falkland Is. and Patagonia, 50°20'S, 62°30'W, 9 June 1928, 162-161 m.
St. WS. 243. Between Falkland Is. and Point Santa Cruz, Patagonia, 51º06'S, 64º30’W, 17 July 1928, 144-141 m.
DENTITION. Fig. L, 84, p. 194. The basal plate of the central tooth is broad and shallow, slightly arched, and bears three tall narrowly triangular main cusps of equal size and two well-developed intermediates, two-thirds the height of the main cusps.
The protoconch is paucispiral, asymmetrical, with almost straight-sided whorls, the top flattened, tilted, and slightly inrolled. The present material has the spiral sculpture slightly stronger than shown in Strebel’s figure.”
(Powell, 1951: 154-155)
Trophon ohlini is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
The shell can grow to be 12 mm to 15 mm in length.[2]
It can be found in the southern Atlantic Ocean off of Argentina and the Falkland Islands.[2]
Trophon ohlini is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Trophon ohlini is een slakkensoort uit de familie van de Muricidae.[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1904 door Strebel.
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Trophon ohlini là một loài ốc biển, là động vật thân mềm chân bụng sống ở biển trong họ Muricidae, họ ốc gai.[1]
Trophon ohlini là một loài ốc biển, là động vật thân mềm chân bụng sống ở biển trong họ Muricidae, họ ốc gai.
