Phymorhynchus coseli

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Phymorhynchus coseli
Phymorhynchus coseli 001.jpg
Shell of Phymorhynchus coseli (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Phymorhynchus
Species:
P. coseli
Binomial name
Phymorhynchus coseli
Warén & Bouchet, 2009[1]

Phymorhynchus coseli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[2]

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[]

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ a b Phymorhynchus coseli Warén & Bouchet, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.


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