From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
| Class
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Gastropoda +
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| Common name is
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Ribbed trophon +
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| Documentation requested
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false +
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| Family
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Muricidae +
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| Genus
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Boreotrophon +
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| Order
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Neogastropoda +
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| Origination status is
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Native +
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| Phylum
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Mollusca +
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| Scientific name is
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Boreotrophon multicostatus +
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| SpecificEpithet
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multicostatus +
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| Summary
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Locally very common, this beautiful seashe … Locally very common, this beautiful seashell is of the Murex family, which will be very familiar to tropical beachcombers.The ribs on ''[[Boreotrophon stuarti]]'' and the invasive ''[[Ceratostoma inornatum]]'' do not fold over as they do in this species. Furthermore, this species is generally much smaller. ''B. multicostatus'' is distinct from the Eurasian species ''B. clathratus'' in that it has more irregular and fewer varices.t it has more irregular and fewer varices. +
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| Synonyms include
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Trophon multicostatus +
, Boreotrophon multicostatus +
, Boreotrophon lamellosus +
, Boreotrophon pauciocostatus +
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| TaxonRank
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species +
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| Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Boreotrophon multicostatus +
, Boreotrophon multicostatus +
, Boreotrophon multicostatus +
, Boreotrophon multicostatus +
, Boreotrophon multicostatus +
, Boreotrophon multicostatus +
, Boreotrophon multicostatus +
, Boreotrophon multicostatus +
, Boreotrophon multicostatus +
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| Categories |
Marine Invertebrate +
, Species +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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25 July 2013 09:01:45 +
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| Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Boreotrophon multicostatus +
, Boreotrophon multicostatus +
, Boreotrophon multicostatus +
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