Genus Trophon Montfort, 1810
- Trophon Montfort, P.D. de 1810. Conchyliologie Systematique, et Classification Methodique des Coquilles. Paris : F. Schoell Tome 2 676 + 16 pp. [482] [placed on the Official List by Opinion 911, 1970, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 27(1): 20. Trophonium [Berthold, 1827, Latreille's... natürliche Familien des Thierreichs: 187, listed without author] and Trophona [Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834, The animal kingdom arranged by... Cuvier, 12: 79] are incorrect subsequent spellings].
Type species:
Murex magellanicus Gmelin, 1791 by original designation.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific, from South Africa to Japan
Other Regions
Australian Antarctic Territory
General References
Houart, R. 1991. Description of thirteen new species of Muricidae (Gastropoda) from Australia and the New Caledonian region, with range extensions to South Africa. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australasia 12: 35-55 [52]
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | MURICIDAE | 12-Oct-2011 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 11-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED |