Phymorhynchus ovatus
Phymorhynchus ovatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Phymorhynchus ovatus | |
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Shell of Phymorhynchus ovatus (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
Clade: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Raphitomidae |
Genus: | Phymorhynchus |
Species: | P. ovatus |
Binomial name | |
Phymorhynchus ovatus Waren & Bouchet, 2001 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 67 mm.
Distribution
This species was found at the Logatchev site, Mid-Atlantic Ridge at a depth of 3,000 m.
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References
- Phymorhynchus ovatus Warén & Bouchet, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
External links
- Warén A. & Bouchet P. (2001). Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps new taxa and records. The Veliger, 44(2): 116-231
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
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