Phymorhynchus speciosus

Phymorhynchus speciosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Phymorhynchus speciosus
Shell of Phymorhynchus speciosus (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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The length of the shell attains 37 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Panama at a depth of 3,200 m.

References

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  • 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.
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  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Gastropods.com: Phymorhynchus speciosus