Phos textus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae.
Taxon inquirendum
- Phos textus var. rhodostoma <small>E. von Martens, 1880</small>
Description
The length of the shell attains 19.3 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Mascarene Basin and off the Solomon Islands.
References
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
- Fraussen K. & Poppe G.T. (2005) Revision of Phos and Antillophos (Buccinidae) from the Central Philippines. Visaya 1(5): 76âÂÂ115.
External links
- Gmelin J.F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae
- Quoy J.R.C. & Gaimard J.P. (1832-1835). Voyage de découvertes de l'"Astrolabe" exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les années 1826-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville. Zoologie. 1: i-l, 1âÂÂ264; 2(1): 1-321
- Reeve, L. A. (1841-1842). Conchologia Systematica, or complete system of conchology; in which the Lepades and conchiferous Mollusca are described and classified according to their natural organization and habits. Longman, Brown, Green, & Longman's, London.