Phymorhynchus major

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

Phymorhynchus major
Shell of Phymorhynchus major (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Phymorhynchus
Species:
P. major
Binomial name
Phymorhynchus major
Waren & Bouchet, 2001

Distribution

This species was found on the East Pacific Rise at a depth of 2,500 m.

References

  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.


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