Phos usquamaris
| Phos usquamaris | |
|---|---|
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| Shell of Phos usquamaris (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Phos |
| Species: | P. usquamaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Phos usquamaris (Fraussen, 2005)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
| Antillophos usquamaris Fraussen, 2005 (original combination) | |
Phos usquamaris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the true whelks and the like.[2]
Description
Distribution
This marine species occurs on the Saya de Malha Bank (western Indian Ocean).
References
- ^ Fraussen. 2005. Gloria Maris 44(6) : 150–154. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Phos usquamaris (Fraussen, 2005). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1474498 on 2022-01-10
- Fraussen K. 2005. A new Antillophos (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) from Saya de Malha Bank (western Indian Ocean). Gloria Maris 44(6): 150-154
- Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002 and 2006. Census of Marine Life.
- Dekkers A.M. & Dekker H. (2020). A new small Phos-like genus and species Microphos palogai (Gastropoda: Nassariidae: Photinae) from the Philippines. Gloria Maris. 59(3): 98-101