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Phos senticosus Thorny Phos, Phos Whelk, Common Pacific Phos

Phos senticosus is commonly referred to as Thorny Phos, Phos Whelk, Common Pacific Phos. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Phos senticosus,Anse Vata, Nouméa 98800, Nouvelle-Calédonie 2025


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lexID:
18103 
AphiaID:
217058 
Scientific:
Phos senticosus 
German:
Kleine Dornenschnecke 
English:
Thorny Phos, Phos Whelk, Common Pacific Phos 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Nassariidae (Family) > Phos (Genus) > senticosus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Linnaeus, ), 1758 
Occurrence:
Australia, Indo Pacific, Japan, New Caledonia, Philippines, Taiwan, the Seychelles 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
1 - 50 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.79" - 1.97" (2,2cm - 5,0cm) 
Temperature:
17,8 °F - 27,7 °F (17,8°C - 27,7°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Carrion 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-01-29 14:03:22 

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Phos senticosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

The 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.

Feedingtype: scavenger

Synonymised names
Cancellaria senticosa (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Murex senticosus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)

External links

  1. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 29.01.2026.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 29.01.2026.

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