Calotrophon

Calotrophon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Species

Species within the genus Calotrophon include:

• Calotrophon andrewsi <small>Vokes, 1976</small>
• Calotrophon carnicolor <small>(Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945)</small>
• Calotrophon eugeniae <small>(Vokes, 1992)</small>
• Calotrophon gatunensis <small>(Brown & Pilsbry, 1911)</small>
• Calotrophon hemmenorum <small>(Houart & Mühlhäusser, 1990)</small>
• Calotrophon hystrix <small>Garcia, 2006</small>
• Calotrophon ostrearum <small>(Conrad, 1846)</small>
• Calotrophon turritus <small>(Dall, 1919)</small>
• Calotrophon velero <small>(Vokes, 1970)</small>

• Calotrophon bristolae <small>Hertlein & Strong, 1951</small>: synonym of Calotrophon turritus <small>(Dall, 1919)</small>
• Calotrophon emilyae <small>Petuch, 1988</small> †: synonym of Calotrophon ostrearum <small>(Conrad, 1846)</small>

References

• Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 189

External links

• https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50970044#page/115/mode/1up