Phos textus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae.
Taxon inquirendum Phos textus var. rhodostoma E. von Martens, 1880
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): 76–115.
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, 1–264; 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.