Phymorhynchus buccinoides
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Phymorhynchus buccinoides is a species
of sea snail
, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Conidae.
The Japanese name of this species is Tsubunari-shajiku.
, Sagami Bay
, 35°00.2' N, 139°13.5' E, Japan in depth 1160 m.
There is not known other locality up to 2005.
It lives in seeps.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Conidae.
The Japanese name of this species is Tsubunari-shajiku.
Distribution
The type locality is off HatsushimaHatsushima
is an island in Sagami Bay, Japan. It is reached by ferry from the city of Atami, Shizuoka, about seven miles to the north-west of the island.The population is under 1000, and the island is technically part of the city of Atami....
, Sagami Bay
Sagami Bay
Sagami Bay , also known as the Sagami Gulf or Sagami Sea, lies south of Kanagawa Prefecture in Honshū, central Japan, contained within the scope of the Miura Peninsula, in Kanagawa, to the east, the Izu Peninsula, in Shizuoka Prefecture, to the west, and the Shōnan coastline to the north, while the...
, 35°00.2' N, 139°13.5' E, Japan in depth 1160 m.
There is not known other locality up to 2005.
It lives in seeps.