Phycothais reticulata (Blainville, 1832) is a animal in the Muricidae family, order Neogastropoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Phycothais reticulata (Blainville, 1832)

Phycothais reticulata (Blainville, 1832)

Phycothais reticulata is a 16.8 mm sea snail found in the Red Sea, Australia, and off Tasmania.

Family
Genus
Phycothais
Order
Neogastropoda
Class
Gastropoda

About Phycothais reticulata (Blainville, 1832)

This sea snail species has the accepted scientific name Phycothais reticulata, originally published by Blainville in 1832. The maximum recorded length of its shell is 16.8 mm. This species is found in the Red Sea, around the coast of Australia, and in waters off Tasmania.

Photo: (c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Adrian Gale · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Neogastropoda Muricidae Phycothais

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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