Phymorhynchus alberti

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

Phymorhynchus alberti
Original image of a shell of Phymorhynchus alberti
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Phymorhynchus
Species:	P. alberti
Binomial name
Phymorhynchus alberti (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906)
Synonyms[1]
Bathybela (Bathypota) alberti Nordsieck, 1977 Bela alberti (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906) Pleurotoma alberti (basionym) Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906 Pleurotoma (Pleurotomella) alberti Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1906

Description

The length of the shell attains 6.6 mm, its diameter 3 mm.

The large, white shell is extremely thin and fragile. It consists of 7 convex whorls, slightly flattened upwards. The shell shows longitudinally flattened folds that become, at the base of the body whorl, decurrent ribs that also remain superficial. The aperture is large, measuring half the total length of the shell. It is angular at the top and slightly retracted at its base, forming an open, very short siphonal canal. The columella is slightly bent and twisted and shows a shining callus. The outer lip is simple and sharp. It shows on top a large and rather deep sinus.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Cape Verdes.