Biology:Phos deforgesi

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Phos deforgesi
Phos deforgesi (MNHN-IM-2000-6575).jpeg
Shell of Phos deforgesi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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P. deforgesi
Binomial name
Phos deforgesi
Fraussen, 2003[1]

Phos deforgesi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the true whelks.[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 12.7 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Coral Sea.

References

  • Fraussen K. 2003. Three new deep-water species of Phos Montfort, 1810 (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) from the South Pacific. Novapex 4(4): 111-118

Wikidata ☰ Q7187407 entry