Phymorhynchus coseli
Appearance
Phymorhynchus coseli | |
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Shell of Phymorhynchus coseli (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Raphitomidae |
Genus: | Phymorhynchus |
Species: | P. coseli
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Binomial name | |
Phymorhynchus coseli |
Phymorhynchus coseli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[2]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 64 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs at methane seeps in deep water off the Congo River.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Warén A. & Bouchet P. (2009). "New gastropods from deep-sea hydrocarbon seeps off West Africa". Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 56(23): 2326-2349. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2009.04.013
- ^ a b Phymorhynchus coseli Warén & Bouchet, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.