Actinotrophon fragilis

Actinotrophon fragilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 13 mm and 28 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and Australia (Western Australia).

References

• Houart, R. & Héros, V. (2016). New species and records of deep water muricids (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Papua New Guinea. Vita Malacologica. 15: 7-34.
• Merle, D., Garrigues, B. & Pointier, J-P 2011. Fossil and recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks pp. 1-648, pls 182.

External links

• Houart R. & Héros V. (2016). New species and records of deep water muricids (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Papua New Guinea. Vita Malacologica. 15: 7–34
• Houart, R. & Buge, B. (2022). Noteworthy and new Muricidae (Gastropoda) collected in the East and South China Seas and off Taiwan. Venus. 80(1-2): 1-23