Two new Trophoninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Antarctic waters

• Main Author: Pastorino, Roberto Santiago Guido
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Malacology
• Subjects: TROPHON; ANTARCTICA; TAXONOMY; DISTRIBUTION; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Kerguelen; Amundsen Sea; Kerguelen Islands; Argentino; Argentina; Guido; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/137866

Two new species of Trophon from Antarctic waters are described. Trophon emilyae, n. sp., from the northwestern Amundsen Sea, is characterized by a small, slender, almost smooth shell and a thin profile. Axial sculpture consists of regular, thin varices, and four weak cords on the first whorls are th...