Phos deforgesi

Phos deforgesi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the true whelks.[2]

Phos deforgesi
Shell of Phos deforgesi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Nassariidae
Genus:
Phos
Species:
P. deforgesi
Binomial name
Phos deforgesi
Fraussen, 2003[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 12.7 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Coral Sea.

References
  1. Fraussen. 2003. Novapex 4 (4): 111–118. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  2. Phos deforgesi Fraussen, 2003. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  • Fraussen K. 2003. Three new deep-water species of Phos Montfort, 1810 (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) from the South Pacific. Novapex 4(4): 111-118


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