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:: Snails

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:

Phos alabastrum
Phos blainvillei
Blainvilles Phos, Schlammschnecke
Phos crassus
Phos cyanostoma
Phos deforgesi
Phos dumalis
Phos gladysiae
Phos hirasei
Phos muriculatus
Phos nodicostatus
Phos roseatus
Rosy Phos
Phos sculptilis
Phos senticosus
Kleine Dornenschnecke
Phos temperatus
Phos textilis
Phos textus
Phos vandenberghi
Phos virgatus

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2026-01-29 13:49:12
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

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

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Phos senticosus, Ilot Uéré - Nouméa 2025

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

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