Zacatrophon
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| Zacatrophon | |
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| Shell and operculum of Zacatrophon beebei (Hertlein & Strong, 1948), from off Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in bait traps at 100 m | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Zacatrophon Hertlein & Strong, 1951 |
| Type species | |
| Zacatrophon beebei (Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1948) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Trophon (Zacatrophon) Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951 (original rank) | |
Zacatrophon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]