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

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

Description

Distribution

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

References

  • "Antillophos (Antillophos) roseatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 January 2019.


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