Phos roseatus

Phos roseatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the true whelks.[1]

Phos roseatus
Phos roseatus shells
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Buccinidae
Subfamily:
Nassariidae
Genus:
Phos
Species:
P. roseatus
Binomial name
Phos roseatus
Hinds, 1844
Synonyms[1]
  • Antillophos roseatus (Hinds, 1844)
  • Antillophos (Antillophos) varicosus Gould, A.A., 1849

Description

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea, South Africa, the Mascarene Basin, the Philippines and Australia.

References
  1. Antillophos roseatus (Hinds, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 October 2010.
  • "Antillophos (Antillophos) roseatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 January 2019.


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