Phymorhynchus moskalevi
Phymorhynchus moskalevi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[2]
| Phymorhynchus moskalevi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Phymorhynchus |
| Species: | P. moskalevi |
| Binomial name | |
| Phymorhynchus moskalevi Sysoev & Kantor, 1995[1] | |
This species has been described from hydrothermal vents in 1995.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 39 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
References
- Sysoev A. V. & Kantor Yu. I. (1995). "Two new species of Phymorhynchus (Gastropoda, Conoidea, Conidae) from the hydrothermal vents". Ruthenica 5: 17-26. abstract.
- Phymorhynchus moskalevi Sysoev & Kantor, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- Sysoev, A.V. & Kantor, Yu.I. (1995) Two new species of Phymorhynchus (Gastropoda, Conoidea, Conidae) from the hydrothermal vents. Ruthenica, 5, 17–26.
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
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