Trophon patagonicus Sowerby 1846 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Alternative combinations: Fusus patagonicus, Trophon (Trophonopsis) patagonicus

Belongs to Trophon according to D. Frassinetti and V. Covacevich 1999

See also Chiesa et al. 1995

Sister taxa: Trophon (Sipho), Trophon (Trophon), Trophon alta, Trophon alveolatum, Trophon anceps, Trophon carringtoni, Trophon consociale, Trophon daviesi, Trophon dickersoni, Trophon disparoides, Trophon elegans, Trophon geversianum, Trophon gracilius, Trophon hypsellus, Trophon icosiphyllus, Trophon imperspicuum, Trophon isthmicus, Trophon kroteri, Trophon lawsoni, Trophon macharei, Trophon magister, Trophon mangelioides, Trophon monotropis, Trophon muricatus, Trophon muriciformis, Trophon pallidus, Trophon paululum, Trophon perelegans, Trophon progne, Trophon pseudoturtoni, Trophon santacrucensis, Trophon torquatus, Trophon truncatus

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (3 collections), Chile (2)

• Oligocene to Pliocene of Argentina (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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