Phenatoma rosea

Phenatoma rosea

Phenatoma roseum, Pink tower shell

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Phenatoma rosea

Phenatoma roseum, or the pink tower shell, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Borsoniidae.

Appearance

The size of an adult shell varies between 23 mm and 34 mm; its width is 11 mm. The shell is spirally sulcate and longitudinally striate0 The suture is slightly impressed, marginate and subcrenulate. The; sinus is rather broad and shallow. It has a rose-ash color, purple-rose within the aperture.

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Geography

This marine species occurs is endemic to New Zealand and Tasmania

References

1. Phenatoma rosea Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenatoma_rosea

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