Pseudotorinia phorcysi

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Pseudotorinia phorcysi
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Shell of Pseudotorinia phorcysi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Architectonicidae
Genus: Pseudotorinia
Species:
P. phorcysi
Binomial name
Pseudotorinia phorcysi
Cavallari, Salvador & Simone, 2014

Pseudotorinia phorcysi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials. [1] [2]

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Description

The size of the shell attains 2.69 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South-east Brazil.

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References

  1. Cavallari, D.C.; Salvador, R.B.; Simone, L.R.L. (2014). "Taxonomical study on the Architectonicidae collected by the Marion Dufresne (MD55) expedition to SE Brazil" (PDF). Spixiana. 37 (1): 35–43. ISSN   0341-8391.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pseudotorinia phorcysi Cavallari, Salvador & Simone, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=815856 on 2022-02-25