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Phos deforgesi

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Phos deforgesi
Shell of Phos deforgesi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Phos
Species:
P. deforgesi
Binomial name
Phos deforgesi
Fraussen, 2003[1]

Phos deforgesi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails, or dog whelks.[2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 12.7 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Coral Sea.

References

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