Pseudotorinia phorcysi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.[1] [2]
| Pseudotorinia phorcysi | |
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| Shell of Pseudotorinia phorcysi (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Architectonicidae |
| Genus: | Pseudotorinia |
| Species: | P. phorcysi
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudotorinia phorcysi Cavallari, Salvador & Simone, 2014
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Description
editThe size of the shell attains 2.69 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off South-east Brazil.
References
edit- ^ Cavallari, D.C.; Salvador, R.B.; Simone, L.R.L. (2014). "Taxonomical study on the Architectonicidae collected by the Marion Dufresne (MD55) expedition to SE Brazil" (PDF). Spixiana. 37 (1): 35–43. ISSN 0341-8391.
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pseudotorinia phorcysi Cavallari, Salvador & Simone, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=815856 on 2022-02-25
- Rodrigo Salvador & Daniel Cavallari (2016): Range extension of Pseudotorinia phorcysi (Gastropoda: Architectonicidae) from the SW Atlantic, with remarks on its ontogeny; Zootaxa 4175 (5): 491–493
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