Paratrophon Finlay 1926

Paratrophon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pagodulinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Paratrophon include:

• Paratrophon cheesemani (Hutton, 1882)^[2]
• Paratrophon dumasi (Vélain, 1877)^[3]
• Paratrophon patens (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854)^[4]
• Paratrophon quoyi (Reeve, 1846)^[5]

Species brought into synonymy

• Paratrophon cheesmani [sic]: synonym of Paratrophon cheesemani (Hutton, 1882)
• Paratrophon exsculptus Powell, 1933: synonym of Paratrophon cheesemani (Hutton, 1882)

References

• Ponder, W.F. (1971). A review of the New Zealand neogastropd genus Paratrophon Finlay (Mollusca: Muricidae). Journal de Conchyliologie 109: 110–118.