WoRMS taxon details
Phorcus atratus (W. Wood, 1828)
689175 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:689175)
accepted
Species
Osilinus atratus (W. Wood, 1828) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Osilinus atratus trappei F. Nordsieck, 1974 · unaccepted (synonym)
Osilinus trappei F. Nordsieck, 1974 · unaccepted
Trochus atratus W. Wood, 1828 · unaccepted
Trochus saulcyi A. d'Orbigny, 1840 · unaccepted
Trochus tamsii Dunker, 1845 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Subspecies Phorcus atratus atratus (W. Wood, 1828)
- Subspecies Phorcus atratus selvagensis (Talavera, 1978)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Trochus atratus W. Wood, 1828) Wood, W. (1828). <i>Supplement to the Index Testaceologicus; or A catalogue of shells, British and foreign</i>. Richard Taylor, London. iv [+1] + 59 pp., plates 1-8. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22991199
page(s): 17; pl. 5 fig. 25 [details]
page(s): 17; pl. 5 fig. 25 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Phorcus atratus (W. Wood, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=689175 on 2026-07-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Trochus saulcyi A. d'Orbigny, 1840) Orbigny, A. d'. (1836-1842). <i>Mollusques, Echinodermes, Foraminifères et Polypiers recueillis aux Iles Canaries par MM. Webb et Berthelot</i>. In: Barker-Webb, P. & Berthelot, S. (eds) <i>Histoire naturelle des Iles Canaries</i>, volume 2(2): 117 pp., pls 1-7, 7B. pp. 1-24 [Aug. 1839], 25-48 [Sept. 1839], 49-72 [Oct-1839], 73-104 [Jan. 1840], 105-136 [Mar. 1840], 137-143 [Apr. 1840], 145-152 [Aug. 1842]; pl. 1 [Jul. 1836], 2 [Dec. 1836], 3 [May 1842], 4-5 [June 1840], 7 [May 1842], 6, 7B [Aug. 1842]. Paris: Béthune. In: P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot (1836-1844), Histoire naturelle des Iles Canaries 2(2). Zoologie: Mollusques. Paris., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41308382
page(s): 83; pl. 6 fig. 24-26 [details]
original description (of Trochus tamsii Dunker, 1845) Philippi, R. A. (1842-1850). Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien unter Mithülfe mehrerer deutscher Conchyliologen. Cassel, T. Fischer. Vol. 1: 1-20 [1842], 21-76 [1843], 77-186 [1844], 187-204 [1845]; Vol. 2: 1-64 [1845], 65-152 [1846], 153-232 [1847] ; Vol. 3: 1-50 [1847], 51-82 [1848], 1-88 [1849], 89-138 [1850]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41582
page(s): 189, pl. 5 fig. 3 [details]
original description (of Osilinus atratus trappei F. Nordsieck, 1974) Nordsieck, F. (1974). Il genere <i>Osilinus</i> Philippi, 1847 nei mari europei. <em>La Conchiglia.</em> 67-68: 21-23. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Trochus atratus W. Wood, 1828) Wood, W. (1828). <i>Supplement to the Index Testaceologicus; or A catalogue of shells, British and foreign</i>. Richard Taylor, London. iv [+1] + 59 pp., plates 1-8. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22991199
page(s): 17; pl. 5 fig. 25 [details]
new combination reference 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 <i>Osilinus</i> Philippi, 1847 and <i>Phorcus</i> Risso, 1826 (Gastropoda: Trochidae) in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 62(1): 35–45., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2011.09.002 [details]
page(s): 83; pl. 6 fig. 24-26 [details]
original description (of Trochus tamsii Dunker, 1845) Philippi, R. A. (1842-1850). Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien unter Mithülfe mehrerer deutscher Conchyliologen. Cassel, T. Fischer. Vol. 1: 1-20 [1842], 21-76 [1843], 77-186 [1844], 187-204 [1845]; Vol. 2: 1-64 [1845], 65-152 [1846], 153-232 [1847] ; Vol. 3: 1-50 [1847], 51-82 [1848], 1-88 [1849], 89-138 [1850]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41582
page(s): 189, pl. 5 fig. 3 [details]
original description (of Osilinus atratus trappei F. Nordsieck, 1974) Nordsieck, F. (1974). Il genere <i>Osilinus</i> Philippi, 1847 nei mari europei. <em>La Conchiglia.</em> 67-68: 21-23. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Trochus atratus W. Wood, 1828) Wood, W. (1828). <i>Supplement to the Index Testaceologicus; or A catalogue of shells, British and foreign</i>. Richard Taylor, London. iv [+1] + 59 pp., plates 1-8. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22991199
page(s): 17; pl. 5 fig. 25 [details]
new combination reference 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 <i>Osilinus</i> Philippi, 1847 and <i>Phorcus</i> Risso, 1826 (Gastropoda: Trochidae) in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 62(1): 35–45., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2011.09.002 [details]
Other
context source (MSBIAS)
MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes) (from synonym Osilinus atratus (W. Wood, 1828))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Trochus tamsii Dunker, 1845)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Osilinus atratus trappei F. Nordsieck, 1974)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Osilinus atratus (W. Wood, 1828))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Phorcus atratus)
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 8 proteins) (from synonym Osilinus atratus (W. Wood, 1828))
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To Malacopics (Phorcus atratus (W. Wood, 1828) Spain, Canarias, Fuerteventura, Playa Bajo Negro, l...
To Malacopics (Phorcus atratus (W. Wood, 1828) Spain, Canarias, Fuerteventura, Playa La Cazuela, l...
To Malacopics (Phorcus atratus (W. Wood, 1828) Spain, Canarias, Las Palmas, Lanzarote Arrecife)
To Malacopics (Phorcus atratus (W.Wood,1828) Spain, Canarias, Las Palmas, Lanzarote, Isla Graciosa...
To PESI (from synonym Osilinus atratus (W. Wood, 1828))
To PESI (from synonym Trochus atratus W. Wood, 1828)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Trochus saulcyi A. d'Orbigny, 1840)
To PESI (from synonym Osilinus atratus trappei F. Nordsieck, 1974)
To PESI (from synonym Trochus tamsii Dunker, 1845)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Trochus tamsii Dunker, 1845)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Osilinus atratus trappei F. Nordsieck, 1974)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Osilinus atratus (W. Wood, 1828))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Phorcus atratus)
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 8 proteins) (from synonym Osilinus atratus (W. Wood, 1828))
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To Malacopics (Phorcus atratus (W. Wood, 1828) Spain, Canarias, Fuerteventura, Playa Bajo Negro, l...
To Malacopics (Phorcus atratus (W. Wood, 1828) Spain, Canarias, Fuerteventura, Playa La Cazuela, l...
To Malacopics (Phorcus atratus (W. Wood, 1828) Spain, Canarias, Las Palmas, Lanzarote Arrecife)
To Malacopics (Phorcus atratus (W.Wood,1828) Spain, Canarias, Las Palmas, Lanzarote, Isla Graciosa...
To PESI (from synonym Osilinus atratus (W. Wood, 1828))
To PESI (from synonym Trochus atratus W. Wood, 1828)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Trochus saulcyi A. d'Orbigny, 1840)
To PESI (from synonym Osilinus atratus trappei F. Nordsieck, 1974)
To PESI (from synonym Trochus tamsii Dunker, 1845)
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
 turbinoides.jpg "To Malacopics (Phorcus atratus (W. Wood, 1828) Spain, Canarias, Fuerteventura, Playa La Cazuela, l...")
Hosted externally
 trappei.jpg "To Malacopics (Phorcus atratus (W. Wood, 1828) Spain, Canarias, Las Palmas, Lanzarote Arrecife)")
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
