Phymorhynchus n. sp. “SWIR” is a species of as-yet-undescribed (as of 2016)[1] sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
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| Phymorhynchus n. sp. “SWIR” and dead Bathymodiolus marisindicus mussel shells at base of active vent chimney at Longqi vent field | |
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| Species: | P. n. sp. “SWIR”
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| Phymorhynchus n. sp. “SWIR” (nomen nudum) | |
Distribution
editThis species is known only from Longqi vent field in Southwest Indian Ridge.[1]
Description
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References
edit- ^ a b Copley, J. T.; Marsh, L.; Glover, A. G.; Hühnerbach, V.; Nye, V. E.; Reid, W. D. K.; Sweeting, C. J.; Wigham, B. D.; Wiklund, H. (2016). "Ecology and biogeography of megafauna and macrofauna at the first known deep-sea hydrothermal vents on the ultraslow-spreading Southwest Indian Ridge". Scientific Reports. 6: 39158. Bibcode:2016NatSR...639158C. doi:10.1038/srep39158. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 5155287. PMID 27966649.
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