Phycothais botanica

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Phycothais botanica
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P. botanica
Binomial name
Phycothais botanica
(Hedley, 1918)
Synonyms [2]
  • Lepsiella botanicaHedley, 1918
  • Purpura botanicaHedley, 1918 (original combination)
  • Purpura neglectaAngas, 1867
  • Purpura (Stramonita) neglecta Angas, G.F. 1867
  • Ricinula subreticulataTate, 1888 (uncertain synonym)

Phycothais botanica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [2]

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Description

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria.

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References

  1. Tan, K.S. (2003). "Phylogenetic analysis and taxonomy of some southern Australia and New Zealand Muricidae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda)". Journal of Natural History. 37 (8): 911–1028. doi:10.1080/00222930110120610. S2CID   83502042.
  2. 1 2 Phycothais botanica Hedley, 1918 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.