Boreotrophon truncatus (Strom, 1768)
Bobtail trophon
Boreotrophon truncatus
photo by Coltro, Marcus

Family:  Muricidae (purpuras, murex and rock shells)
Max. size: 
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 5 - 288 m
Distribution:  Eastern Pacific, Arctic and Northern Atlantic: Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Norway, Russia and Svalbard.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  C: Refs. 118279, 118694.

Source and more info: www.sealifebase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.