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

Phycothais reticulata
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 humilis Crosse & Fischer, 1865
  • Purpura reticulata Blainville, 1832 (original combination)
  • Purpura reticulata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 (homonym and synonym of Purpura reticulata Blainville, 1832)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 16.8 mm.

Distribution

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

References

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  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. Bibcode:2003JNatH..37..911T. doi:10.1080/00222930110120610. S2CID 83502042.
  2. ^ a b Phycothais reticulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 November 2010.
  • Fishelson, L., 1971. Ecology and distribution of the benthic fauna in the shallow waters of the Red Sea. Mar. Biol., Berl. 10 2: 113–133
  • Claremont M., Vermeij G.J., Williams S.T. & Reid D.G. (2013) Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 91–102.
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