Phorcus

This article is about the genus of sea snails. For the sea god in Greek mythology, see Phorcys.

Phorcus
Phorcus mutabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Family:	Trochidae
Subfamily:	Cantharidinae
Genus:	Phorcus Risso, 1826
Type species
Trochus margaritaceus Risso, A., 1826
Synonyms
Caragolus Monterosato, 1884 Monodonta (Osilinus) Philippi, 1847 Neptheusa Leach, 1852 Osilinus Philippi, 1847 Osilinus (Mutilastra) F. Nordsieck, 1974 Osilinus (Pseudosilinus) F. Nordsieck, 1974 Trochocochlea Mörch, 1852 Trochus (Phorcus) Risso, 1826

Phorcus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.

Distribution

These marine species are algal grazers in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.

Species

Species within the genus Phorcus include:

• Phorcus articulatus (Lamarck, 1822)
• Phorcus atratus (Wood, 1828)
• † Phorcus burgadoi Martín-González, 2018
• † Phorcus gallicophorcus Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2017
• Phorcus lineatus (da Costa, 1778)
• Phorcus mariae Templado & Rolán, 2012
• Phorcus mutabilis (Philippi, 1846)
• Phorcus punctulatus (Lamarck, 1822)
• Phorcus richardi (Payraudeau, 1826)
• Phorcus sauciatus (Koch, 1845)
• Phorcus turbinatus (Born, 1780)

Species brought into synonymy

• Phorcus margaritaceus Risso, 1826: synonym of Phorcus richardi (Payraudeau, 1826)
• Phorcus semigranosus A. Adams, 1851: synonym of Chlorostoma semigranosum A. Adams, 1851

References

• Nordsieck, F. (1974). Il genere Osilinus Philippi, 1847 nei mari europei. La Conchiglia. 67-68: 21-23.
• Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
• Donald K.M., Preston J., Williams S.T., Reid D.R., Winter D., Alvarez R., Buge B., Hawkins S.J., Templado J. & Spencer H.G. 2012. Phylogenetic relationships elucidate colonization patterns in the intertidal grazers Osilinus Philippi, 1847 and Phorcus Risso, 1826 (Gastropoda: Trochidae) in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 62(1): 35–45

External links

• Risso A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Paris, Levrault: Vol. 1: XII + 448 + 1 carta [1826]. Vol. 2: VII + 482 + 8 pl. (fiori) [novembre 1827]. Vol. 3: XVI + 480 + 14 pl. (pesci) [settembre 1827]. Vol. 4: IV + 439 + 12 pl. (molluschi) [novembre 1826]. Vol. 5: VIII + 400 + 10 pl.
• Philippi, R. A. (1847). Versuch einer systematischen Eintheilung des Geschlechtes Trochus. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie. 4: 3-11, 17-26
• Monterosato T. A. (di) (1884). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee. Palermo, Virzi, 152 pp.
• Mörch, O. A. L. (1852-1853). Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Tertii Eques. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora, 170 pp.
• Bucquoy E., Dautzenberg P. & Dollfus G. (1882-1886). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome Ier. Gastropodes. Paris: Baillière & fils. 570 pp., 66 pls.