Phenatoma roseum
Species of gastropod
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Phenatoma roseum, or the pink tower shell, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
| Phenatoma roseum | |
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| Two shells of Phenatoma roseum (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Phenatoma |
| Species: | P. roseum |
| Binomial name | |
| Phenatoma roseum | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Description
Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand and Tasmania.
