Phymorhynchus speciosus
Phymorhynchus speciosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Phymorhynchus speciosus | |
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| Shell of Phymorhynchus speciosus (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Phymorhynchus |
| Species: | P. speciosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phymorhynchus speciosus Olsson, 1971 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 37 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Panama at a depth of 3,200 m.
References
- Phymorhynchus speciosus Olsson, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- Olsson, Axel A. "Biological results of the University of Miami deep-sea expeditions. 77. Mollusks from the Gulf of Panama collected by R/V John Elliott Pillsbury, 1967." Bulletin of Marine Science 21.1 (1971): 35-92.
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- Gastropods.com: Phymorhynchus speciosus
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