Phycothais reticulata

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Phycothais reticulata
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Shell of Phycothais reticulata (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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P. reticulata
Binomial name
Phycothais reticulata
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Synonyms [2]
  • Drupa reticulata(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
  • Lepsiella reticulata(Blainville, 1832)
  • Purpura humilisCrosse & Fischer, 1865
  • Purpura reticulataBlainville, 1832 (original combination)
  • Purpura reticulataQuoy & Gaimard, 1833 (homonym and synonym of Purpura reticulataBlainville, 1832)

Phycothais reticulata 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

The length of the shell attains 16.8 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea; also around Australia and off Tasmania.

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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 reticulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 19 November 2010.