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Phymorhynchus N. Sp. “SWIR”
''Phymorhynchus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Raphitomidae. Description The fusiform shell is thin, smooth, or spirally sculptured. The axial Sculpture (mollusc), sculpture is less conspicuous. The siphonal canal is nearly obsolete. The Columella (gastropod), columella and outer Lip (gastropod), lip is simple. The anal sulcus is wide, shallow and close to the suture. The animal is blind, with a distinct muzzle into which the proboscis is retracted. The Operculum (gastropod), operculum is wanting. Type: ''Pleurotomella castanea'' Dall, 1896 Species Species within the genus ''Phymorhynchus'' include: * † ''Phymorhynchus agina'' (Olsson, 1942) * ''Phymorhynchus alberti'' (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906) * ''Phymorhynchus buccinoides'' Okutani, Fujikura & Sasaki, 1993 * ''Phymorhynchus carinatus'' Waren & Bouchet, 2001 * ''Phymorhynchus castaneus'' (Dall, 1896) - type species * ''Phymorhynchus chevreuxi'' (Dautzenberg & Fischer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phymorhynchus Castaneus
''Phymorhynchus castaneus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Raphitomidae. ''Phymorhynchus castaneus'' is the type species of the genus ''Phymorhynchus''. Distribution This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Galapagos Islands (collected from the depths of ) and in the Gulf of Panama (in the depth ). Description The gastropod shell, shell is polished, thin. It is resembling ''Phymorhynchus cingulatus'' (Dall, 1890), of a chestnut-brown color, fading to a paler pinkish-brown, with seven whorl (mollusc), whorls. The nucleus eroded, the early whorls are with four or five flattened elevated spirals with wider interspaces in front of a somewhat sloping anal fasciole, more or less reticulated by narrow, slender, irregular, elevated riblets in harmony with the lines of growth, and which form on the fasciole delicate arches concave forward. The suture (gastropod), suture is appressed. On the body there are about twenty spiral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |