Phos

{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}}

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| image = Phos muriculatus 002.jpg

| image_caption = Phos muriculatus shell

| display_parents = 3

| taxon = Phos

| authority = Montfort, 1810Montfort (1810). Conch. Syst. 2: 494.

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| synonyms =

  • Phos (Phos) Montfort, 1810· accepted, alternate representation
  • Phos (Strongylocera) Mörch, 1852· accepted, alternate representation
  • Rhinodomus Swainson, 1840 (objective synonym of Phos)
  • Strongylocera Mörch, 1852

| type_species = Murex senticosus

| type_species_authority = Linnaeus, 1758

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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?p=taxdetails&id=205873 on 2017-11-22

Taxonomy

This genus was treated within family Buccinidae. It was moved to family Nassariidae 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 99: 337-353. {{doi|10.1016/j.ympev.2016.03.019}}

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 is striated internally, with a slight sinus near the fore part. The columella is obliquely grooved, or shows a single plait in front. [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650 Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls]

Species

Species within the genus Phos include:[http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205873 WoRMS : Phos]; accessed : January 2022

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;Taxa inquirenda:

  • Phos adamsi Petit de la Saussaye, 1853
  • Phos plicatus A. Adams, 1859
  • Phos scalarioides A. Adams, 1851

;Species brought into synonymy:

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