Phos deforgesi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails, or dog whelks.[2]

Phos deforgesi
Shell of Phos deforgesi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
(unranked):
Superfamily:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
P. deforgesi
Binomial name
Phos deforgesi
Fraussen, 2003[1]

Description edit

The length of the shell attains 12.7 mm.

Distribution edit

This species occurs in the Coral Sea.

References edit

  • Fraussen K. 2003. Three new deep-water species of Phos Montfort, 1810 (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) from the South Pacific. Novapex 4(4): 111-118