Phymorhynchus alberti

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

Phymorhynchus alberti
Original image of a shell of Phymorhynchus alberti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Phymorhynchus
Species:
P. alberti
Binomial name
Phymorhynchus alberti
(Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bathybela (Bathypota) alberti Nordsieck, 1977
  • Bela alberti (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906)
  • Pleurotoma alberti (basionym) Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906
  • Pleurotoma (Pleurotomella) alberti Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1906

Description

The length of the shell attains 66 mm, its diameter 3 mm.

The large, white shell is extremely thin and fragile. It consists of 7 convex whorls, slightly flattened upwards. The shell shows longitudinally flattened folds that become, at the base of the body whorl, decurrent ribs that also remain superficial. The aperture is large, measuring half the total length of the shell. It is angular at the top and slightly retracted at its base, forming an open, very short siphonal canal. The columella is slightly bent and twisted and shows a shining callus. The outer lip is simple and sharp. It shows on top a large and rather deep sinus. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Cape Verdes

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References
  1. Phymorhynchus alberti (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  2. Dautzenberg, Ph.; Fischer, H. (1906). Mollusques provenant des dragages effectués à l'ouest de l'Afrique pendant les campagnes scientifiques de S.A.S. le Prince de Monaco. Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques Accomplies sur son Yacht par Albert Ier Prince Souverain de Monaco, XXXII. Imprimerie de Monaco: Monaco. 125 p., 5 plates
  • Sysoev A.V. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Gastropoda. Invertebrate Zoology. Vol.11. No.1: 134–155
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
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