Phos is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.
Taxonomy
This genus was treated within family Buccinidae. It was moved to family Nassariidae in 2016.
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.
Species
Species within the genus Phos include:
- â Phos acuminatus <small>(K. Martin, 1879)</small>
- Phos alabastrum <small>Fraussen, 2003</small>
- Phos armillatus <small>(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)</small>
- â Phos bakeri <small>Ladd, 1976</small>
- Phos blainvillei <small>Deshayes in Bélanger, 1832</small>
- Phos borneensis <small>G. B. Sowerby II, 1859</small>
- Phos boucheti <small>Fraussen, 2003</small>
- Phos brigitteae <small>(Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2009)</small>
- â Phos bruneiensis <small>Harzhauser, Raven & Landau, 2018</small>
- Phos crassus <small>Hinds, 1843</small>
- â Phos cuspidatus <small>(K. Martin, 1879)</small>
- Phos cyanostoma <small>(A. Adams, 1850)</small>
- Phos dedonderi <small>(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)</small>
- Phos deforgesi <small>Fraussen, 2003</small>
- Phos deprinsi <small>(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)</small>
- Phos dumalis <small>(Philippi, 1851)</small>
- Phos durianoides <small>(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)</small>
- Phos elegantissimus <small>Hayashi & Habe, 1965</small>
- â Phos estotiensis <small>Lesport & Lozouet, 2021</small>
- Phos fasciatus <small>A. Adams, 1854</small>
- Phos ganii <small>Fraussen, Galindo & Rosado, 2020</small>
- Phos geminus <small>Fraussen, Galindo & Rosado, 2020</small>
- Phos gemmulifer <small>Kilburn, 2000</small>
- Phos gladysiae <small>Melvill & Standen, 1901</small>
- â Phos gregsoni <small>Tate, 1888</small>
- Phos hastilis <small>(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)</small>
- Phos hayashii <small>Shikama, 1977</small>
- Phos hirasei <small>G. B. Sowerby III, 1913</small>
- Phos idyllium <small>(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)</small>
- Phos intactus <small>(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)</small>
- Phos ladoboides <small>Fraussen, Galindo & Rosado, 2020</small>
- Phos laevis <small>Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961</small>
- Phos liui <small>(S.-Q. Zhang & S.-P. Zhang, 2014)</small>
- Phos lucubratonis <small>(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)</small>
- â Phos lyraecostatus <small>(Tenison Woods, 1877)</small>
- â Phos macrostoma <small>Cossmann, 1903</small>
- Phos makiyamai <small>Kuroda, 1961</small>
- â Phos martini <small>van Regteren Altena, 1938</small>
- Phos miculus <small>(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)</small>
- Phos minutus <small>Schepman, 1911</small>
- Phos monsecourorum <small>(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)</small>
- Phos muriculatus <small>Gould in G.B. Sowerby, 1859</small>
- Phos nigroliratus <small>Habe, 1961</small>
- Phos nitens <small>G. B. Sowerby III, 1901</small>
- Phos nodicostatus <small>A. Adams, 1851</small>
- â Phos nodulosecostatus <small>P. J. Fischer, 1927</small>
- Phos opimus <small>(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)</small>
- Phos pulchritudus <small>Fraussen, Galindo & Rosado, 2020</small>
- Phos pyladeum <small>Kato, 1995</small>
- Phos retecosus <small>Hinds, 1844</small>
- Phos roseatus <small>Hinds, 1844</small>
- â Phos roycei <small>M. Smith, 1938</small>
- Phos rufocinctus <small>A. Adams, 1851</small>
- Phos scitamentus <small>(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)</small>
- Phos sculptilis <small>Watson, 1886</small>
- Phos senticosus <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
- â Phos seranus <small>P. J. Fischer, 1927</small>
- â Phos subplicatus <small>H. Woodward, 1879</small>
- â Phos tardicrescens <small>Tate, 1888</small>
- Phos temperatus <small>Fraussen & Poppe, 2005</small>
- â Phos teschi <small>Koperberg, 1931</small>
- Phos testaceus <small>Fraussen, Galindo & Rosado, 2020</small>
- Phos textilis <small>A. Adams, 1851</small>
- Phos textus <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small>
- â Phos thayerae <small>M. Smith, 1936</small>
- Phos tsokobuntodis <small>(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)</small>
- â Phos tubercularis <small>Tate, 1888</small>
- Phos usquamaris <small>(Fraussen, 2005)</small>
- Phos vandenberghi <small>Fraussen & Poppe, 2005</small>
- Phos varicosus <small>Gould, 1849</small>
- Phos verbinneni <small>(Fraussen, 2009)</small>
- Phos virgatus <small>Hinds, 1844</small>
- â Phos vitiensis <small>Ladd, 1934</small>
- â Phos woodwardianus <small>K. Martin, 1884</small>
Taxa inquirenda:
- Phos adamsi <small>Petit de la Saussaye, 1853</small>
- Phos plicatus <small>A. Adams, 1859</small>
- Phos scalarioides <small>A. Adams, 1851</small>
Species brought into synonymy:
- Phos adelus Schwengel, 1942: synonym of Parviphos adelus (Schwengel, 1942); synonym of Antillophos adelus <small>(Schwengel, 1942)</small> (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 <small>Reeve, 1846</small>: synonym of Strombinophos cumingii <small>(Reeve, 1846)</small>
- 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 <small>Gould, 1849</small>: synonym of Antillophos varicosus <small>(Gould, 1849)</small>
- Phos veraguensis Hinds, 1843: synonym of Antillophos veraguensis (Hinds, 1843)
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