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Phos alabastrum

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Phos alabastrum
Shell of Phos alabastrum (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. alabastrum
Binomial name
Phos alabastrum
Fraussen, 2003[1]
Synonyms

Antillophos alabastrum (Fraussen, 2003)

Phos alabastrum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails, or dog whelks.[2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 30.7 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Coral Sea.

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