Deep-Sea name details
Trophon acceptans Barnard, 1959
399246 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:399246)
unaccepted (superseded combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Barnard, K. H. (1959). Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part. II. Gastropoda: Prosobranchiata: Rhachiglossa. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 45: 1-237., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40866077
page(s): 202 [details]
page(s): 202 [details]
Type locality contained in South African part of the South Atlantic Ocean
type locality contained in South African part of the South Atlantic Ocean [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Trophon acceptans Barnard, 1959. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=399246 on 2026-07-18
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Trophon acceptans Barnard, 1959. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=399246 on 2026-07-18
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Barnard, K. H. (1959). Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part. II. Gastropoda: Prosobranchiata: Rhachiglossa. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 45: 1-237., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40866077
page(s): 202 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Houart, R. (1987) Revision of the subfamily Trophoninae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae) in Southern Africa, with description of four new species. <i>Apex</i> 2(2): 25-58. [April 1987] [details]
additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 105. [details]
additional source Barnard K.H. (1963). Deep sea Mollusca from west of Cape Point, South Africa. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 46(17): 407-452., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40867247
page(s): 435, fig. 7a [details]
page(s): 202 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Houart, R. (1987) Revision of the subfamily Trophoninae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae) in Southern Africa, with description of four new species. <i>Apex</i> 2(2): 25-58. [April 1987] [details]
additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 105. [details]
additional source Barnard K.H. (1963). Deep sea Mollusca from west of Cape Point, South Africa. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 46(17): 407-452., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40867247
page(s): 435, fig. 7a [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
