Acanthotrophon carduus
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| Acanthotrophon carduus | |
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| A shell and operculum of Acanthotrophon carduus (Broderip, 1833), 23.1 mm in length, Dredged 240 ft. off of Medidora Island, Panama | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Acanthotrophon |
| Species: | A. carduus |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthotrophon carduus (Broderip, 1833) | |
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Murex carduus Broderip, 1833 | |
Acanthotrophon carduus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, which includes the murex snails or rock snails. It belongs to the genus Acanthotrophon.[1]
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