Phymorhynchus carinatus

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

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 15 mm.

Distribution

This bathyal species occurs on the Logatchev site of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, at a depth of 3,000 m.