Phos senticosus explained

Phos senticosus, common name common Pacific phos or thorny phos, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails, or dog whelks. Specimens of this species were gathered by Jose Rizal in Dapitan in 1894.^[1]

Habitat

This common tropical sea snail lives intertidally on sand, at depths more than 50 m.

References

• Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
• Fraussen K. & Poppe G.T. (2005) Revision of Phos and Antillophos (Buccinidae) from the Central Philippines. Visaya 1(5): 76-115.

External links

• • Discover Life
• Sea Shells of NSW
• Biosearch

Notes and References

1. http://joserizal.info/Writings/Letters/Miscellaneous/ltrs_miscel_1894_07-12.htm

   Miscellaneous Letters of Rizal; accessed : 2 Jan 2012