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Trophon sowerbyi M. Griffin & Pastorino, 2005 †
1438701 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1438701)
accepted
Species
Fusus patagonicus G. B. Sowerby I, 1846 † · unaccepted > junior homonym (junior secondary homonym of Murex...)
junior secondary homonym of Murex patagonicus d’Orbigny, 1839; placed in Trophon by Pastorino 2005
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Griffin, M.; Pastorino, G. (2005). The genus <i>Trophon</i> Monfort, 1810 (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in the tertiary of Patagonia. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 79(2): 296-311., available online at https://doi.org/10.1666/0022-3360(2005)079<0296:tgtmgm>2.0.co;2
page(s): 300, fig. 5.5-5.15 [details] Available for editors
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(of Fusus patagonicus G. B. Sowerby I, 1846 †) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1846). Appendix to part II. Descriptions of Tertiary fossil shells from South America. In: Darwin, C. Geological Observations on South America. Being the third part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle under the command of Capt. Fitzroy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836. Smith, Elder & Co., London. pp 249-264, pls 2-5. , available online at http://darwin-online.org.uk/content/frameset?itemID=F273&viewtype=text&pageseq=1
page(s): 259, pl. 4, fig. 60 [details]
page(s): 300, fig. 5.5-5.15 [details] Available for editors
[request](of Fusus patagonicus G. B. Sowerby I, 1846 †) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1846). Appendix to part II. Descriptions of Tertiary fossil shells from South America. In: Darwin, C. Geological Observations on South America. Being the third part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle under the command of Capt. Fitzroy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836. Smith, Elder & Co., London. pp 249-264, pls 2-5. , available online at http://darwin-online.org.uk/content/frameset?itemID=F273&viewtype=text&pageseq=1
page(s): 259, pl. 4, fig. 60 [details]
Lectotype (of Fusus patagonicus G. B. Sowerby I, 1846)...
Lectotype (of Fusus patagonicus G. B. Sowerby I, 1846) NHMUK NHM-G26415, geounit Argentina [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Trophon sowerbyi M. Griffin & Pastorino, 2005 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1438701 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Griffin, M.; Pastorino, G. (2005). The genus <i>Trophon</i> Monfort, 1810 (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in the tertiary of Patagonia. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 79(2): 296-311., available online at https://doi.org/10.1666/0022-3360(2005)079<0296:tgtmgm>2.0.co;2
page(s): 300, fig. 5.5-5.15 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Fusus patagonicus G. B. Sowerby I, 1846 †) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1846). Appendix to part II. Descriptions of Tertiary fossil shells from South America. In: Darwin, C. Geological Observations on South America. Being the third part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle under the command of Capt. Fitzroy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836. Smith, Elder & Co., London. pp 249-264, pls 2-5. , available online at http://darwin-online.org.uk/content/frameset?itemID=F273&viewtype=text&pageseq=1
page(s): 259, pl. 4, fig. 60 [details]
page(s): 300, fig. 5.5-5.15 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Fusus patagonicus G. B. Sowerby I, 1846 †) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1846). Appendix to part II. Descriptions of Tertiary fossil shells from South America. In: Darwin, C. Geological Observations on South America. Being the third part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle under the command of Capt. Fitzroy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836. Smith, Elder & Co., London. pp 249-264, pls 2-5. , available online at http://darwin-online.org.uk/content/frameset?itemID=F273&viewtype=text&pageseq=1
page(s): 259, pl. 4, fig. 60 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Lectotype (of Fusus patagonicus G. B. Sowerby I, 1846) NHMUK NHM-G26415, geounit Argentina [details]
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