''Phos'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s, marine
gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Nassariidae
The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (US), or dog whelks (UK) are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized snails, mostly marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. These snails have rounded shells with a high spire, an oval ap ...
.
[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. It was moved to family
Nassariidae
The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (US), or dog whelks (UK) are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized snails, mostly marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. These snails have rounded shells with a high spire, an oval ap ...
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.
Description
Animal: The tentacles are connate at the base. The eyes are situated near their tips. The foot is covered with an auriculate shield-like lobe in front, and ends behind in a single tapering filament.
The shell is cancellated, oblong, acuminated and usually longitudinally ribbed. The outer
lip
The lips are a horizontal pair of soft appendages attached to the jaws and are the most visible part of the mouth of many animals, including humans. Mammal lips are soft, movable and serve to facilitate the ingestion of food (e.g. sucklin ...
is striated internally, with a slight sinus near the fore part. The
columella
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is obliquely grooved, or shows a single plait in front.
Species
Species within the genus ''Phos'' include:
* † ''
Phos acuminatus''
(K. Martin, 1879)
* ''
Phos alabastrum''
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 (US), or dog whelks (UK) are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized snails, mostly marine gastropo ...
''
(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
* † ''
Phos bakeri''
Ladd, 1976
* ''
Phos blainvillei''
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''
Fraussen, 2003
* ''
Phos brigitteae
''Phos brigitteae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae
The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (US), or dog whelks (UK) are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized snails, mostly marine gastropo ...
''
(Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2009)
* † ''
Phos bruneiensis''
Harzhauser, Raven & Landau, 2018
* ''
Phos crassus''
Hinds, 1843
* † ''
Phos cuspidatus''
(K. Martin, 1879)
* ''
Phos cyanostoma''
(A. Adams, 1850)
* ''
Phos dedonderi''
(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
* ''
Phos deforgesi''
Fraussen, 2003
* ''
Phos deprinsi''
(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
* ''
Phos dumalis''
(Philippi, 1851)
* ''
Phos durianoides
''Phos durianoides'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae
The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (US), or dog whelks (UK) are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized snails, mostly marine gastrop ...
''
(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''
A. Adams, 1854
* ''
Phos ganii''
Fraussen, Galindo & Rosado, 2020
* ''
Phos geminus''
Fraussen, Galindo & Rosado, 2020
* ''
Phos gemmulifer''
Kilburn, 2000
* ''
Phos gladysiae''
Melvill & Standen, 1901
* † ''
Phos gregsoni''
Tate, 1888
* ''
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''
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 lyraecostatus''
(Tenison Woods, 1877)
* † ''
Phos macrostoma''
Cossmann, 1903
* ''
Phos makiyamai''
Kuroda, 1961
* † ''
Phos martini''
van Regteren Altena, 1938
* ''
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 (biology), family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespe ...
''
Gould in G.B. Sowerby, 1859
* ''
Phos nigroliratus''
Habe, 1961
* ''
Phos nitens''
G. B. Sowerby III, 1901
* ''
Phos nodicostatus''
A. Adams, 1851
* † ''
Phos nodulosecostatus''
P. J. Fischer, 1927
* ''
Phos opimus''
(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
* ''
Phos pulchritudus''
Fraussen, Galindo & Rosado, 2020
* ''
Phos pyladeum''
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 seranus''
P. J. Fischer, 1927
* † ''
Phos subplicatus''
H. Woodward, 1879
* † ''
Phos tardicrescens''
Tate, 1888
* ''
Phos temperatus''
Fraussen & Poppe, 2005
* † ''
Phos teschi''
Koperberg, 1931
* ''
Phos testaceus''
Fraussen, Galindo & Rosado, 2020
* ''
Phos textilis''
A. Adams, 1851
* ''
Phos textus''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* † ''
Phos thayerae
''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 ...
''
M. Smith, 1936
* ''
Phos tsokobuntodis''
(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
* † ''
Phos tubercularis''
Tate, 1888
* ''
Phos usquamaris''
(Fraussen, 2005)
* ''
Phos vandenberghi''
Fraussen & Poppe, 2005
* ''
Phos varicosus''
Gould, 1849
* ''
Phos verbinneni
''Phos verbinneni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Phos verbinneni (Fraussen, 2009). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marin ...
''
(Fraussen, 2009)
* ''
Phos virgatus''
Hinds, 1844
* † ''
Phos vitiensis''
Ladd, 1934
* † ''
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 (biology), family Nassariidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Metaphos Olsson, 1964. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinesp ...
'' (Hinds, 1844)
* ''Phos bathyketes'' Watson, 1882 : synonym of ''
Antillophos bathyketes'' (Watson, 1882)
* ''Phos chazaliei'' Dautzenberg, 1900: synonym of ''
Antillophos chazaliei'' (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'' (Hinds, 1844)
* ''Phos grateloupianus'' (Petit, 1853):
synonym of ''
Antillophos grateloupianus'' (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'' (Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961)
* ''Phos laevis'' Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961: synonym of ''
Antillophos laevis'' (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'' (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'' (Say, 1826)
* ''Phos varians'' Sowerby, 1866: synonym of ''Phos textus'' (Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Phos varicosus''
Gould, 1849: synonym of ''
Antillophos varicosus''
(Gould, 1849)
* ''Phos veraguensis'' Hinds, 1843: synonym of ''
Antillophos veraguensis'' (Hinds, 1843)
References
External links
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Nassariidae
Gastropod genera