Phymorhynchus coseli
Phymorhynchus coseli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[2]
| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Phymorhynchus coseli | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 64 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs at methane seeps in deep water off the Congo River.[1]
References
- 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
- Phymorhynchus coseli Warén & Bouchet, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
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