Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative spelling: Murex (Trophon)
Parent taxon: Trophoninae according to T. J. DeVries 2005
See also Addicott 1970, Chiesa et al. 1995, Frassinetti and Covacevich 1995, Frassinetti and Covacevich 1999, Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska 1984, Gordillo 1991, Martin 1904, Nielson and Valdovinos 2008, Sepkoski 2002, Vokes 1970 and White 1889
Sister taxa: Anatrophon, Apixystus, Benthoxystus, Chesatrophon, Enatimene, Enixotrophon, Eopaziella, Gemixystus, Lenitrophon, Litozamia, Paratrophon, Scabrotrophon, Terefundus, Vesanula, Xanthochorus, Xenotrophon, Xymene, Xymenopsis
Subtaxa: Trophon (Sipho) Trophon (Trophon) Trophon alta Trophon alveolatum Trophon anceps Trophon carringtoni Trophon consociale Trophon daviesi Trophon dickersoni Trophon disparoides Trophon elegans Trophon geversianum Trophon gracilius Trophon hypsellus Trophon icosiphyllus Trophon imperspicuum Trophon isthmicus Trophon kroteri Trophon lawsoni Trophon macharei Trophon magister Trophon mangelioides Trophon monotropis Trophon muricatus Trophon muriciformis Trophon pallidus Trophon patagonicus Trophon paululum Trophon perelegans Trophon progne Trophon pseudoturtoni Trophon santacrucensis Trophon torquatus Trophon truncatus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Antarctica (1 collection), Argentina (14), Chile (1), Greenland (12), Iceland (2), India (1), Ireland (1), Peru (2), the United Kingdom (1), United States (7: California, Florida, Oregon)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Florida)
• Pliocene of Antarctica (1), Belgium (2), Chile (9), Ecuador (1), Mexico (1), Peru (2), South Africa (1), the United Kingdom (10), United States (9: California)
• Miocene of Argentina (16), Australia (1), Chile (2), Denmark (1), India (3), Italy (1), Mexico (1), United States (2: California)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)
• Oligocene to Pliocene of Argentina (1)
• Oligocene of Argentina (5), United States (2: California)
• Eocene of Mexico (1), United States (1: Alabama)
• Paleocene of Trinidad and Tobago (1), United States (2: Alabama)
• Cretaceous of Germany (1), South Africa (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 123 collections including 161 occurrences
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