Phorcus

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

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

Phorcus
Phorcus mutabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
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
  • Trochocochlea Mörch, 1852
  • Trochus (Phorcus) Risso, 1826

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. 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.
  • Risso A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Paris, Levrault: Vol. 1: XII + 448 + 1 carta [1826]. Vol. 2: VII + 482 + 8 pl. (fiori) [novembre 1827]. Vol. 3: XVI + 480 + 14 pl. (pesci) [settembre 1827]. Vol. 4: IV + 439 + 12 pl. (molluschi) [novembre 1826]. Vol. 5: VIII + 400 + 10 pl.
  • 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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