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Trophonopsis bonneti

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Trophonopsis bonneti
Shell of Trophonopsis bonneti (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Pagodulinae
Genus: Trophonopsis
Species:
T. bonneti
Binomial name
Trophonopsis bonneti
(Cossmann, 1913)
Synonyms

Urosalpinx bonneti Cossmann, 1913

Trophonopsis bonneti is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

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Distribution

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Fossils were found in Eocene strata of Paris Basin, France.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Trophonopsis bonneti (Cossmann, 1913) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1571263 on 2023-01-11
  • Le Renard, J. & Pacaud, J. (1995). Révision des mollusques Paléogènes du Bassin de Paris. II. Liste des références primaires des espèces. Cossmanniana. 3: 65-132.
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