Phanerophthalmus Explained

Phanerophthalmus is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs in the family Haminoeidae, the haminoea bubble snails, part of the clade Cephalaspidea, the headshield slugs and bubble snails.^[1]

Species

• Phanerophthalmus albocollaris Heller & T. E. Thompson, 1983
• Phanerophthalmus albotriangulatus Austin, Gosliner & Malaquias, 2018
• Phanerophthalmus anettae Austin, Gosliner & Malaquias, 2018
• Phanerophthalmus batangas Austin, Gosliner & Malaquias, 2018
• Phanerophthalmus boucheti Austin, Gosliner & Malaquias, 2018
• Phanerophthalmus cerverai Austin, Gosliner & Malaquias, 2018
• Phanerophthalmus cylindricus (Pease, 1861)
• Phanerophthalmus engeli (Labbé, 1934)
• Phanerophthalmus lentigines Austin, Gosliner & Malaquias, 2018
• Phanerophthalmus luteus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
• Phanerophthalmus minikoiensis (E. A. Smith, 1903)
• Phanerophthalmus olivaceus (Ehrenberg, 1828)
• Phanerophthalmus paulayi Austin, Gosliner & Malaquias, 2018
• Phanerophthalmus perpallidus Risbec, 1928
• Phanerophthalmus purpura Austin, Gosliner & Malaquias, 2018
• Phanerophthalmus rudmani Austin, Gosliner & Malaquias, 2018
• Phanerophthalmus tibiricae Austin, Gosliner & Malaquias, 2018

Synonyms:

• Phanerophthalmus albotriangulatum Austin, Gosliner & Malaquias, 2018: synonym of Phanerophthalmus albotriangulatus Austin, Gosliner & Malaquias, 2018 (wrong gender agreement of specific epithet)
• Phanerophthalmus collaris Eales, 1938: synonym of Phanerophthalmus minikoiensis (E. A. Smith, 1903) (uncertain synonym)
• Phanerophthalmus pauper Bergh, 1905: synonym of Phanerophthalmus luteus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
• Phanerophthalmus smaragdinus (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830): synonym of Phanerophthalmus olivaceus (Ehrenberg, 1828)

References

• Rudman, W. B. (1972). The herbivorous opisthobranch genera Phanerophthalmus A. Adams and Smaragdinella A. Adams. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 40: 189-210

External links

• Adams, A. (1850). Monograph of the family Bullidae. In: G.B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus Conchyliorum, vol. 2: 553-608, pls 119-125. London, privately published
• Ehrenberg C.G. (1828-1831). Animalia evertebrata exclusis Insectis. Series prima. In: F.G. Hemprich & C.G. Ehrenberg, Symbolae physicae, seu icones et descriptiones Mammalium, Avium, Insectorum et animalia evertebra, quae ex itinere per Africam borealem et Asiam occidentalem studio nova aut illustrata redierunt. 126 pp. (1831), 10 pls (1828)
• Pruvot-Fol, A. (1931-1932). Notes de systématique sur les opisthobranches. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. ser. 2, 3(3): 308-316
• Gray, J. E. (1850). (text). In: Gray, M. E., Figures of molluscous animals, selected from various authors. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London. Vol. 4, iv + 219 pp. (August)
• Austin J., Gosliner T. & Malaquias M.A.E. (2018). Systematic revision, diversity patterns and trophic ecology of the tropical Indo-West Pacific sea slug genus Phanerophthalmus A. Adams, 1850 (Cephalaspidea, Haminoeidae). Invertebrate Systematics. 32(6): 1336-1387
• Yonow N. & Jensen K.R. (2018). Results of the Rumphius Biohistorical Expedition to Ambon (1990). Part 17. The Cephalaspidea, Anaspidea, Pleurobranchia, and Sacoglossa (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Heterobranchia). Archiv für Molluskenkunde. 147(1): 1-48
• Oskars T.R., Too C.C., Rees D., Mikkelsen P.M., Willassen E. & Malaquias M.A.E. (2019). A molecular phylogeny of the gastropod family Haminoeidae sensu lato (Heterobranchia: Cephalaspidea): a generic revision. Invertebrate Systematics. 33: 426-472

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Phanerophthalmus A. Adams, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599465 on 2022-01-04