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
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P. roseatus
Binomial name
Phos roseatus
Hinds, 1844
Synonyms[1]
  • Antillophos roseatus (Hinds, 1844)
  • Antillophos (Antillophos) varicosus Gould, A.A., 1849

Description edit

Distribution edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ a b Antillophos roseatus (Hinds, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 October 2010.

External links edit

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