| Family: |
Phoxichilidiidae () |
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| Environment: |
benthic; marine; depth range 1000 - 2030 m |
| Distribution: |
Northern Pacific: USA and Japan. |
| Diagnosis: |
Tapering or styliform proboscis . Ocular tubercle taller than its basal diameter and taller than tubercle of other species. Abdomen short; propodus short with few sole spines; heel spines little larger than sole spines. Male cement gland longer than half femoral diameter with tendency to point distally at low oblique angle (Ref. 2157, p. 5). |
| Biology: |
Bathyal to abyssal (Ref. 19). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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