Biology:Phymorhynchus speciosus

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Phymorhynchus speciosus
Phymorhynchus speciosus 001.jpg
Shell of Phymorhynchus speciosus (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification edit
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

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

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

  • 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

Wikidata ☰ Q3716998 entry