Phos

This article is about the snail genus. For concepts which pluralize to "phos", see PHO. For fictional character Phosphophyllite, see Land of the Lustrous.

Phos is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.^[2]

Phos
Phos muriculatus shell
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Nassariidae
Subfamily:	Photinae
Genus:	Phos Montfort, 1810[1]
Type species
Murex senticosus Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[2]
Phos (Phos) Montfort, 1810· accepted, alternate representation Phos (Strongylocera) Mörch, 1852· accepted, alternate representation Rhinodomus Swainson, 1840 (objective synonym of Phos) Strongylocera Mörch, 1852

Taxonomy

This genus was treated within family Buccinidae. It was moved to family Nassariidae in 2016.^[3]

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. ^[4]

Species

Species within the genus Phos include:^[5]

• † 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)^[6]
• Phos dedonderi (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
• Phos deforgesi Fraussen, 2003^[7]
• 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^[8]
• 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) ^[9]
• † Phos seranus P. J. Fischer, 1927
• † Phos subplicatus H. Woodward, 1879
• † Phos tardicrescens Tate, 1888
• Phos temperatus Fraussen & Poppe, 2005^[10]
• † Phos teschi Koperberg, 1931
• Phos testaceus Fraussen, Galindo & Rosado, 2020
• Phos textilis A. Adams, 1851
• Phos textus (Gmelin, 1791)^[11]
• † Phos thayerae M. Smith, 1936
• Phos tsokobuntodis (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
• † Phos tubercularis Tate, 1888
• Phos usquamaris (Fraussen, 2005)
• Phos vandenberghi Fraussen & Poppe, 2005^[12]
• 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):^[13] 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)