Xymenopsis corrugata

Xymenopsis corrugata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Pagodulinae
Genus:	Xymenopsis
Species:	X. corrugata
Binomial name
Xymenopsis corrugata (Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms
Fusus corrugatus Reeve, 1845 Trophon brucei Strebel, 1904 Trophon cribellum Strebel, 1908 Trophon elongatus Strebel, 1904 Trophon falklandicus Strebel, 1908 Trophon hoylei Strebel, 1904 Trophon ornatus Strebel, 1904 Trophon standeni Strebel, 1904 Xymenopsis corrugatus [sic] (incorrect gender ending)

Xymenopsis corrugata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. They reproduce sexually. They are more commonly known as Hoyle's Trophon.

Description

The length of the shell attains 42 mm. The shell contains a light tan color.

Distribution

Xymenopsis corrugata is found off Tierra del Fuego in southern Chile and the Falkland Islands in marine environments.

External links

• Reeve, L. A. (1847-1848). Monograph of the genus Fusus. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 4, pls 1-21 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London
• Strebel, H. (1904). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Molluskenfauna der Magelhaen-Provinz. Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere. 21: 171-248, pls 3-8
• Strebel, H. (1908). Die Gastropoden. In: Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Südpolar-Expedition 1901–1903 unter Leitung von Dr. Otto Nordenskjöld, Bd 6, Lief. 1: 111 pp., 6 pls. Stockholm