Phos usquamaris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the true whelks and the like.[2]

Phos usquamaris
Shell of Phos usquamaris (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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)

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs on the Saya de Malha Bank (western Indian Ocean).

References

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  1. ^ Fraussen. 2005. Gloria Maris 44(6) : 150–154. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  2. ^ 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