Phorcus atratus (Wood, 1828) 
AphiaID: 689175

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Vetigastropoda (Subclass) > Trochoidea (Superfamily) > Trochidae (Family) > Cantharidinae (Subfamily) > Phorcus (Genus)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Phorcus Risso, 1826
Synonymised taxa		Osilinus atratus (Wood, 1828)
Sources		from synonym: 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 (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda. (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon]
Environment		marine
Distribution		Cape Verde (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Macaronesian Islands (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Senegal (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Images		Phorcus atratus added on 2012-09-26 - author: Natural History Museum Rotterdam () qualitystatus: not checked Phorcus atratus added on 2012-09-26 - author: Natural History Museum Rotterdam () qualitystatus: not checked
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:689175
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2012-09-06 20:46:31Z   created   Gofas, Serge
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		Citation: Gofas, S. (2013). Phorcus atratus (Wood, 1828). Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2013) African Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=689175 on 2013-05-24