Phos textus

Phos textus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]

Phos textus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Buccinidae
Genus:
Phos
Species:
P. textus
Binomial name
Phos textus
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum textum Gmelin, 1791
  • Phos textum (Gmelin, 1791)

Description

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Mascarene Basin.

References
  1. Phos textus (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 October 2010.
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice

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