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Boreotrophon apolyonis

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Boreotrophon apolyonis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Boreotrophon
Species:
B. apolyonis
Binomial name
Boreotrophon apolyonis
(Dall, 1919)
Synonyms[1]

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

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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

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  1. ^ a b Boreotrophon apolyonis (Dall, 1919). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Proceedings of the United States National Museum". Biodiversity Heritage Library. ISSN 0096-3801. Retrieved 22 January 2022.