Phos deforgesi
| Phos deforgesi | |
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| Shell of Phos deforgesi (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Phos |
| Species: | P. deforgesi
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| Binomial name | |
| Phos deforgesi Fraussen, 2003[1]
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Phos deforgesi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails, or dog whelks[2] of the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Description
The length of the shell attains 12.7 mm, thin and semi-transparent. It is generally white, with pale orange bands along it.[3]
Distribution
This species is known only to occur in the Coral Sea, in the Australian northeast coast, but is expected to have a larger distribution.[3]
Etymology
P. deforgesi is named in honour of Bertrand Richer de Forges, the first person to direct scientific dredging for molluscs in Chesterfield.[3]
References
- ^ Fraussen. 2003. Novapex 4 (4): 111–118. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ Phos deforgesi Fraussen, 2003. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
- ^ a b c Fraussen K. 2003. Three new deep-water species of Phos Montfort, 1810 (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) from the South Pacific., archive.org. Retrieved 5 August 2025.