Phorcus

Phorcus
Phorcus mutabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
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

Phorcus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in 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

References

  1. 1 2 Phorcus .  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1December 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.
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