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Traits name details
Phorus
Montfort, 1810
AphiaID
468031
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:468031)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Mollusca
(Phylum)
Gastropoda
(Class)
Caenogastropoda
(Subclass)
Littorinimorpha
(Order)
Stromboidea
(Superfamily)
Xenophoridae
(Family)
Phorus
(Genus)
Status
unaccepted >
junior subjective synonym
Accepted name
Xenophora
Fischer von Waldheim, 1807
Rank
Genus
Parent
Xenophoridae Troschel, 1852 (1840)
Original name
Phorus
Montfort, 1810
Direct children (2)
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Species
Phorus delectus
Guppy, 1876 †
accepted as
Xenophora delecta
(Guppy, 1876) †
(
unaccepted
>
superseded combination
)
Species
Phorus gravesianus
A. d'Orbigny, 1850 †
accepted as
Xenophora gravesiana
(A. d'Orbigny, 1850) †
(
unaccepted
>
superseded combination
)
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Grammatical gender
masculine
Original description
Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)].
,
available online at
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
page(s): 2:158
[details]
Taxonomic citation
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase.
Phorus
Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=468031 on 2026-08-19
Thematic species database citation
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits.
Phorus
Montfort, 1810. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=468031 on 2026-08-19
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2010-04-21 07:04:33Z
created
Tran, Bastien
2013-11-06 18:49:26Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
2018-06-23 02:54:28Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
2023-09-16 14:46:47Z
changed
Auffenberg, Kurt
2026-07-14 15:10:48Z
changed
Dekker, Henk
[taxonomic tree]
[clear cache]
Sources (2)
original description
Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)].
,
available online at
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
page(s): 2:158
[details]
source of synonymy
Ponder, W. F. (1983). A revision of the Recent Xenophoridae of the World and of the Australian fossil species (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <em>Australian Museum Memoir.</em> 17: 1-126.
,
available online at
http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Ponder-1983-Aust-Mus-Mem-17-1126/
[details]
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