Phorcus

This article is about the genus of sea snails. For the sea god in Greek mythology, see Phorcys.

Phorcus
Phorcus mutabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Family: Trochidae
Subfamily: Cantharidinae
Genus: Phorcus
Risso, 1826
Type species
Trochus margaritaceus
Risso, A., 1826
Synonyms[1]
  • Caragolus Monterosato, 1884
  • Monodonta (Osilinus) Philippi, 1847
  • Neptheusa Leach, 1852
  • Osilinus Philippi, 1847
  • Osilinus (Mutilastra) F. Nordsieck, 1974
  • Osilinus (Pseudosilinus) F. Nordsieck, 1974
  • Trochocochlea Mörch, 1852
  • Trochus (Phorcus) Risso, 1826

Phorcus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Distribution

These marine species are algal grazers in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.

Species

Species within the genus Phorcus include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Phorcus margaritaceus Risso, 1826: synonym of Phorcus richardi (Payraudeau, 1826)
  • Phorcus semigranosus A. Adams, 1851: synonym of Chlorostoma semigranosum A. Adams, 1851

References

  1. ^ a b Phorcus. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 December 2012.
  2. ^ Phorcus mutabilis (Philippi, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
  3. ^ Phorcus richardi (Payraudeau, 1826). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
  • Nordsieck, F. (1974). Il genere Osilinus Philippi, 1847 nei mari europei. La Conchiglia. 67-68: 21-23.
  • Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  • Donald K.M., Preston J., Williams S.T., Reid D.R., Winter D., Alvarez R., Buge B., Hawkins S.J., Templado J. & Spencer H.G. 2012. Phylogenetic relationships elucidate colonization patterns in the intertidal grazers Osilinus Philippi, 1847 and Phorcus Risso, 1826 (Gastropoda: Trochidae) in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 62(1): 35–45
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