Phos opimus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Nassariidae
Genus:
Phos
Species:
P. opimus
Binomial name
Phos opimus
(Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)[1]
Synonyms

Antillophos opimus Fraussen & Poppe, 2005 (original combination)

Phos opimus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[2]

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

  1. ↑ Fraussen & Poppe. 2005. Visaya 1(5) : 76–115. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  2. ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Phos opimus (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1474493 on 2022-01-10
  • Fraussen K. & Poppe G.T. (2005) Revision of Phos and Antillophos (Buccinidae) from the Central Philippines. Visaya 1(5): 76-115.
  • Dekkers A.M. & Dekker H. (2020). A new small Phos-like genus and species Microphos palogai (Gastropoda: Nassariidae: Photinae) from the Philippines. Gloria Maris. 59(3): 98-101


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