''Phos'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
s, marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...
s in the
family
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Nassariidae
The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (USA), or dog whelks (UK), are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda.
"Dog whelk" also refers to ''Nucella lapillus''.
Shell description
T ...
.
[Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205873 on 2017-11-22]
Taxonomy
This genus was treated within family
Buccinidae
The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Buccinidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. A ...
. It was moved to family
Nassariidae
The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (USA), or dog whelks (UK), are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda.
"Dog whelk" also refers to ''Nucella lapillus''.
Shell description
T ...
in 2016.
[Galindo, L. A., Puillandre, N., Utge, J., Lozouet, P., & Bouchet, P. (2016). "The phylogeny and systematics of the Nassariidae revisited (Gastropoda, Buccinoidea)". '']Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of evolutionary biology and phylogenetics. The journal is edited by E.A. Zimmer.
Indexing
The journal is indexed in:
*EMBiology
*Journal Citation Reports
*Scopus
...
'' 99: 337-353.
Species
Species within the genus ''Phos'' include:
* † ''
Phos acuminatus
''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...
''
(K. Martin, 1879)
* ''
Phos alabastrum
''Phos alabastrum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Description
The length of the shell attains 30.7 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Coral Sea
The Coral ...
''
Fraussen, 2003
* ''
Phos armillatus
''Phos armillatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae
The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (USA), or dog whelks (UK), are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mol ...
''
(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
* ''
Phos blainvillei
''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...
''
Deshayes in Bélanger, 1832
* ''
Phos borneensis
''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...
''
G. B. Sowerby II, 1859
* ''
Phos boucheti
''Phos boucheti'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the true whelks and the like.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Phos boucheti Fraussen, 2003. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spe ...
''
Fraussen, 2003
* ''
Phos brigitteae
''Phos brigitteae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae
The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (USA), or dog whelks (UK), are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mol ...
''
(Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2009)
* † ''
Phos bruneiensis
''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...
''
Harzhauser, Raven & Landau, 2018
* ''
Phos crassus
''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...
''
Hinds, 1843
* † ''
Phos cuspidatus
''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...
''
(K. Martin, 1879)
* ''
Phos cyanostoma''
(A. Adams, 1850)
* ''
Phos dedonderi
''Phos dedonderi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae
The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (USA), or dog whelks (UK), are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mol ...
''
(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
* ''
Phos deforgesi
''Phos deforgesi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the true whelks.
Description
The length of the shell attains 12.7 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Coral Sea
The Coral Sea ...
''
Fraussen, 2003
* ''
Phos deprinsi
''Phos deprinsi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Phos deprinsi (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
''
(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
* ''
Phos dumalis
''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...
''
(Philippi, 1851)
* ''
Phos durianoides
''Phos durianoides'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae
The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, ...
''
(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
* ''
Phos elegantissimus
''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...
''
Hayashi & Habe, 1965
* † ''
Phos estotiensis
''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...
''
Lesport & Lozouet, 2021
* ''
Phos fasciatus
''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...
''
A. Adams, 1854
* ''
Phos ganii
''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...
''
Fraussen, Galindo & Rosado, 2020
* ''
Phos geminus
''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...
''
Fraussen, Galindo & Rosado, 2020
* ''
Phos gemmulifer''
Kilburn, 2000
* ''
Phos gladysiae''
Melvill & Standen, 1901
* ''
Phos hastilis''
(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
* ''
Phos hayashii''
Shikama, 1977
* ''
Phos hirasei''
G. B. Sowerby III, 1913
* ''
Phos idyllium''
(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
* ''
Phos intactus''
(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
* ''
Phos ladoboides''
Fraussen, Galindo & Rosado, 2020
* ''
Phos laevis
''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...
''
Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961
* ''
Phos liui
''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespe ...
''
(S.-Q. Zhang & S.-P. Zhang, 2014)
* ''
Phos lucubratonis''
(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
* ''
Phos makiyamai''
Kuroda, 1961
* ''
Phos miculus''
(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
* ''
Phos minutus''
Schepman, 1911
* ''
Phos monsecourorum''
(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
* ''
Phos muriculatus
''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...
''
Gould in G.B. Sowerby, 1859
* ''
Phos nigroliratus''
Habe, 1961
* ''
Phos nitens''
G. B. Sowerby III, 1901
* ''
Phos nodicostatus''
A. Adams, 1851
* ''
Phos opimus''
(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
* ''
Phos pulchritudus''
Fraussen, Galindo & Rosado, 2020
* ''
Phos pyladeum
''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...
''
Kato, 1995
* ''
Phos retecosus''
Hinds, 1844
* † ''
Phos roseatus''
Hinds, 1844
* ''
Phos roycei''
M. Smith, 1938
* ''
Phos rufocinctus''
A. Adams, 1851
* ''
Phos scitamentus''
(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
* ''
Phos sculptilis''
Watson, 1886
* ''
Phos senticosus''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''
Phos temperatus''
Fraussen & Poppe, 2005
* ''
Phos testaceus''
Fraussen, Galindo & Rosado, 2020
* ''
Phos textilis''
A. Adams, 1851
* ''
Phos textus
''Phos textus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the true whelks.
Taxon inquirendum
* ''Phos textus var. rhodostoma'' E. von Martens, 1880
Description
The length of the shell attains 19.3 mm.
...
''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* † ''
Phos thayerae''
M. Smith, 1936
* ''
Phos tsokobuntodis''
(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
* ''
Phos usquamaris''
(Fraussen, 2005)
* ''
Phos vandenberghi''
Fraussen & Poppe, 2005
* ''
Phos varicosus''
Gould, 1849
* ''
Phos verbinneni''
(Fraussen, 2009)
* ''
Phos virgatus''
Hinds, 1844
* † ''
Phos woodwardianus''
K. Martin, 1884
;Taxa inquirenda:
* ''Phos adamsi''
Petit de la Saussaye, 1853
* ''Phos plicatus''
A. Adams, 1859
* ''Phos scalarioides''
A. Adams, 1851
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Phos adelus'' Schwengel, 1942: synonym of ''Parviphos adelus'' (Schwengel, 1942); synonym of ''
Antillophos adelus''
(Schwengel, 1942) (original combination)
* ''Phos articulatus'' Hinds, 1844: synonym of ''
Metaphos articulatus
''Metaphos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Metaphos Olsson, 1964. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.p ...
'' (Hinds, 1844)
* ''Phos bathyketes'' Watson, 1882 : synonym of ''
Antillophos bathyketes
''Antillophos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.
Taxonomy
This genus was treated within family Buccinidae. It was moved to family Nassariidae in 2016.Galindo, L. A., Puillandre, N., Utge, J., Lozouet ...
'' (Watson, 1882)
* ''Phos chazaliei'' Dautzenberg, 1900: synonym of ''
Antillophos chazaliei
''Antillophos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.
Taxonomy
This genus was treated within family Buccinidae. It was moved to family Nassariidae in 2016.Galindo, L. A., Puillandre, N., Utge, J., Lozouet ...
'' (Dautzenberg, 1900)
* ''Phos cumingii''
Reeve, 1846: synonym of ''
Strombinophos cumingii''
(Reeve, 1846)
* ''Phos elegans'' Guppy, 1866: synonym of ''
Antillophos elegans'' (Guppy, 1866)
* ''Phos elegantissimus'' Hayashi & Habe, 1965 : synonym of ''
Antillophos elegantissimum'' (Hayashi & Habe, 1965)
* ''Phos gaudens'' Hinds, 1844: synonym of ''
Metaphos gaudens
''Metaphos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Metaphos Olsson, 1964. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.p ...
'' (Hinds, 1844)
* ''Phos grateloupianus'' (Petit, 1853):
synonym of ''
Antillophos grateloupianus
''Antillophos grateloupianus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the true whelks and the like.
Description
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal
Senegal,; Wolo ...
'' (Petit de la Saussaye, 1853)
* ''Phos hirasei'' Sowerby, 1913 : synonym of ''
Antillophos hirasei'' (G.B. Sowerby, 1913)
* ''Phos laeve'' Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961 : synonym of ''
Antillophos laeve
''Antillophos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.
Taxonomy
This genus was treated within family Buccinidae. It was moved to family Nassariidae in 2016.Galindo, L. A., Puillandre, N., Utge, J., Lozouet ...
'' (Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961)
* ''Phos laevis'' Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961: synonym of ''
Antillophos laevis
''Antillophos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.
Taxonomy
This genus was treated within family Buccinidae. It was moved to family Nassariidae in 2016.Galindo, L. A., Puillandre, N., Utge, J., Lozouet ...
'' (Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961)
* ''Phos makiyamai'' Kuroda, 1961 : synonym of ''
Antillophos makiyamai'' (Kuroda, 1961)
* ''Phos minutus'' Schepman, 1911 : synonym of ''
Antillophos minutus'' (Schepman, 1911)
* ''Phos naucratoros'' Watson, 1882 : synonym of ''
Antillophos naucratoros
''Antillophos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.
Taxonomy
This genus was treated within family Buccinidae. It was moved to family Nassariidae in 2016.Galindo, L. A., Puillandre, N., Utge, J., Lozouet ...
'' (Watson, 1882)
* ''Phos nigroliratus'' Habe, 1961 : synonym of ''
Antillophos nigroliratum'' (Habe, 1961)
* ''Phos nitens'' G. B. Sowerby III, 1901: synonym of ''
Antillophos nitens'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1901)
* ''Phos plicosus'' (Dunker, 1846): synonym of ''
Nassarius speciosus'' (A. Adams, 1852)
* ''Phos pyladeum'' Kato, 1995 : synonym of ''
Antillophos pyladeum'' (Kato, 1994)
* ''Phos retecosus'' Hinds, 1844 : synonym of ''
Antillophos retecosus'' (Hinds, 1844)
* ''Phos spinicostatus'' A. Adams, 1851: synonym of ''Phos blainvillei'' Deshayes in Bélanger, 1832
* ''Phos textilus''
ic synonym of ''Phos textilis'' A. Adams, 1851
* ''Phos unicinctus'' (Say, 1826): synonym of ''
Engoniophos unicinctus
''Engoniophos unicinctus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae.WoRMS (2010). ''Engoniophos unicinctus'' (Say, 1826). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http: ...
'' (Say, 1826)
* ''Phos varians'' Sowerby, 1866: synonym of ''Phos textus'' (Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Phos varicosus''
Gould, 1849: synonym of ''
Antillophos varicosus
''Antillophos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.
Taxonomy
This genus was treated within family Buccinidae. It was moved to family Nassariidae in 2016.Galindo, L. A., Puillandre, N., Utge, J., Lozouet ...
''
(Gould, 1849)
* ''Phos veraguensis'' Hinds, 1843: synonym of ''
Antillophos veraguensis
''Antillophos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.
Taxonomy
This genus was treated within family Buccinidae. It was moved to family Nassariidae in 2016.Galindo, L. A., Puillandre, N., Utge, J., Lozouet ...
'' (Hinds, 1843)
References
External links
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