Phos Explained

Phos is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.^[1]

Taxonomy

This genus was treated within family Buccinidae. It was moved to family Nassariidae in 2016.^[2]

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. ^[3]

Species

Species within the genus Phos include:^[4]

• † Phos acuminatus (K. Martin, 1879)
• Phos alabastrum Fraussen, 2003
• Phos armillatus (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
• † Phos bakeri Ladd, 1976
• Phos blainvillei Deshayes in Bélanger, 1832
• Phos borneensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1859
• Phos boucheti Fraussen, 2003
• Phos brigitteae (Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2009)
• † Phos bruneiensis Harzhauser, Raven & Landau, 2018
• Phos crassus Hinds, 1843
• † Phos cuspidatus (K. Martin, 1879)
• Phos cyanostoma (A. Adams, 1850)
• Phos dedonderi (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
• Phos deforgesi Fraussen, 2003
• Phos deprinsi (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
• Phos dumalis (Philippi, 1851)
• Phos durianoides (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
• Phos elegantissimus Hayashi & Habe, 1965
• † Phos estotiensis Lesport & Lozouet, 2021
• Phos fasciatus A. Adams, 1854
• Phos ganii Fraussen, Galindo & Rosado, 2020
• Phos geminus Fraussen, Galindo & Rosado, 2020
• Phos gemmulifer Kilburn, 2000
• Phos gladysiae Melvill & Standen, 1901
• † Phos gregsoni Tate, 1888
• Phos hastilis (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
• Phos hayashii Shikama, 1977
• Phos hirasei G. B. Sowerby III, 1913
• Phos idyllium (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
• Phos intactus (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
• Phos ladoboides Fraussen, Galindo & Rosado, 2020
• Phos laevis Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961
• Phos liui (S.-Q. Zhang & S.-P. Zhang, 2014)
• Phos lucubratonis (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
• † Phos lyraecostatus (Tenison Woods, 1877)
• † Phos macrostoma Cossmann, 1903
• Phos makiyamai Kuroda, 1961
• † Phos martini van Regteren Altena, 1938
• Phos miculus (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
• Phos minutus Schepman, 1911
• Phos monsecourorum (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
• Phos muriculatus Gould in G.B. Sowerby, 1859^[5]
• Phos nigroliratus Habe, 1961
• Phos nitens G. B. Sowerby III, 1901
• Phos nodicostatus A. Adams, 1851
• † Phos nodulosecostatus P. J. Fischer, 1927
• Phos opimus (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
• Phos pulchritudus Fraussen, Galindo & Rosado, 2020
• Phos pyladeum Kato, 1995
• Phos retecosus Hinds, 1844
• Phos roseatus Hinds, 1844
• † Phos roycei M. Smith, 1938
• Phos rufocinctus A. Adams, 1851
• Phos scitamentus (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
• Phos sculptilis Watson, 1886
• Phos senticosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• † Phos seranus P. J. Fischer, 1927
• † Phos subplicatus H. Woodward, 1879
• † Phos tardicrescens Tate, 1888
• Phos temperatus Fraussen & Poppe, 2005
• † Phos teschi Koperberg, 1931
• Phos testaceus Fraussen, Galindo & Rosado, 2020
• Phos textilis A. Adams, 1851
• Phos textus (Gmelin, 1791)
• † Phos thayerae M. Smith, 1936
• Phos tsokobuntodis (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
• † Phos tubercularis Tate, 1888
• Phos usquamaris (Fraussen, 2005)
• Phos vandenberghi Fraussen & Poppe, 2005
• Phos varicosus Gould, 1849
• Phos verbinneni (Fraussen, 2009)
• Phos virgatus Hinds, 1844
• † Phos vitiensis Ladd, 1934
• † Phos woodwardianus K. Martin, 1884

Taxa inquirenda:

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

Species brought into synonymy:

• Phos adelus Schwengel, 1942: synonym of Parviphos adelus (Schwengel, 1942); synonym of Antillophos adelus (Schwengel, 1942) (original combination)
• Phos articulatus Hinds, 1844: synonym of Metaphos articulatus (Hinds, 1844)
• Phos bathyketes Watson, 1882 : synonym of Antillophos bathyketes (Watson, 1882)
• Phos chazaliei Dautzenberg, 1900: synonym of Antillophos chazaliei (Dautzenberg, 1900)
• Phos cumingii Reeve, 1846: synonym of Strombinophos cumingii (Reeve, 1846)
• Phos elegans Guppy, 1866: synonym of Antillophos elegans (Guppy, 1866)
• Phos elegantissimus Hayashi & Habe, 1965 : synonym of Antillophos elegantissimum (Hayashi & Habe, 1965)
• Phos gaudens Hinds, 1844: synonym of Metaphos gaudens (Hinds, 1844)
• Phos grateloupianus (Petit, 1853): synonym of Antillophos grateloupianus (Petit de la Saussaye, 1853)
• Phos hirasei Sowerby, 1913 : synonym of Antillophos hirasei (G.B. Sowerby, 1913)
• Phos laeve Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961 : synonym of Antillophos laeve (Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961)
• Phos laevis Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961: synonym of Antillophos laevis (Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961)
• Phos makiyamai Kuroda, 1961 : synonym of Antillophos makiyamai (Kuroda, 1961)
• Phos minutus Schepman, 1911 : synonym of Antillophos minutus (Schepman, 1911)
• Phos naucratoros Watson, 1882 : synonym of Antillophos naucratoros (Watson, 1882)
• Phos nigroliratus Habe, 1961 : synonym of Antillophos nigroliratum (Habe, 1961)
• Phos nitens G. B. Sowerby III, 1901: synonym of Antillophos nitens (G. B. Sowerby III, 1901)
• Phos plicosus (Dunker, 1846): synonym of Nassarius speciosus (A. Adams, 1852)
• Phos pyladeum Kato, 1995 : synonym of Antillophos pyladeum (Kato, 1994)
• Phos retecosus Hinds, 1844 : synonym of Antillophos retecosus (Hinds, 1844)
• Phos spinicostatus A. Adams, 1851: synonym of Phos blainvillei Deshayes in Bélanger, 1832
• Phos textilus [sic]: synonym of Phos textilis A. Adams, 1851
• Phos unicinctus (Say, 1826): synonym of Engoniophos unicinctus (Say, 1826)
• Phos varians Sowerby, 1866: synonym of Phos textus (Gmelin, 1791)
• Phos varicosus Gould, 1849: synonym of Antillophos varicosus (Gould, 1849)
• Phos veraguensis Hinds, 1843: synonym of Antillophos veraguensis (Hinds, 1843)

Notes and References

1. 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
2. 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.
3. 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
4. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205873 WoRMS : Phos
5. http://vieoceane.free.fr/mollusques/buccinidae.htm Famille des Buccinidae