Phymorhynchus starmeri

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

Phymorhynchus starmeri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Phymorhynchus
Species:
P. starmeri
Binomial name
Phymorhynchus starmeri
Okutani & Ohta, 1993

Description

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The length of the shell attains 65.4 mm, its diameter 36.1 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species was found on hydrothermal vents in the Fiji Basin.

References

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  • OKUTANI, Takashi, and Suguru OHTA. "New buccinid and turrid gastropods from North Fiji and Lau Basins." Venus (Japanese Journal of Malacology) 52.3 (1993): 217-221
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.