Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative spelling: Trophon (Boreotrophon)
Parent taxon: Muricidae according to M. Harzhauser and O. Mandic 2001
See also Arnold 1903, Moody 1916, Sepkoski 2002 and Todd 2001
Sister taxa: Acanthotrophon, Aspella, Atractodon, Attiliosa, Austrotrophon, Babelomurex, Calothrophon, Calotrophon, Cathymorula, Coralliophilinae, Crassimurex, Cymia, Dermomurex, Drupinae, Eofavartia, Ergalataxinae, Favartia, Hadriania, Haustrinae, Heteropurpura, Hexaplex, Homalocantha, Jaton, Lyrotyphis, Mexacanthina, Monoceros, Morula, Murexiella, Murexsul, Muricanthus, Muricidea, Muricinae, Muricopsinae, Muricopsis, Murotriton, Nucella, Nucellopsis, Ocenebra, Ocenebrinae, Ocinebrina, Ocinebrinae, Odontopolys, Orania, Pagodula, Phyllocoma, Ponderia, Pterochelus, Pteropurpura, Pterorhytis, Pterotyphis, Pterymarchia, Pterynotus, Purpura, Purpurellus, Pygmaepterys, Rapaninae, Reishia, Shaskyus, Siphonochelus, Sohliina, Spinidrupa, Spinucella, Thaidinae, Thais, Trachypollia, Tripterotyphinae, Tritonaliinae, Trophoninae, Typhinae, Typhinellus, Typhis, Vitularia, Yasila, Yunomys
Subtaxa: Boreotrophon apolyonis Boreotrophon avalonensis Boreotrophon clathratus Boreotrophon eucymatus Boreotrophon fleenerensis Boreotrophon harasewychi Boreotrophon laevis Boreotrophon multicostatus Boreotrophon orpheus Boreotrophon pacificus Boreotrophon pedroana Boreotrophon raymondi Boreotrophon stuarti Boreotrophon tetricus Boreotrophon triangulatus Trophon (Boreotrophon) gracilis Trophon (Boreotrophon) raymondi Trophon (Boreotrophon) stuarti
Type: Boreotrophon harasewychi
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (1: Quebec collection), Greenland (4), Iceland (2), Ireland (1), the Netherlands (2), the United Kingdom (2), United States (41: Alaska, California, Oregon)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (2: California)
• Pliocene of Ecuador (1), Japan (1), the United Kingdom (3), United States (16: Alaska, California, North Carolina, Oregon, Virginia)
• Miocene of Brazil (1), Japan (3), Mexico (1), the Russian Federation (1), United States (1: Maryland)
Total: 83 collections including 114 occurrences
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