Phalium

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Phalium
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Shell of Phalium flammiferum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Cassidae
Genus: Phalium
Link, 1807
Type species
Buccinum glaucumLinnaeus, 1758
Synonyms [1]
  • BezoardicaSchumacher, 1817 (junior objective synonym of Phalium)
  • BezoardicellaHabe, 1961
  • Cassis (Bezoardica)Schumacher, 1817
  • Phalium (Phalium)Link, 1807

Phalium, common name the bonnet shells, is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Phaliinae of the family Cassidae, the helmet shells, bonnet shells and their allies. [1]

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Taxonomy

Abbott (1968) held a very comprehensive concept of the genus Phalium, to include all the species of the subfamily Phaliinae except those included in Casmaria H.& A. Adams, 1853. Current authors (Alf, 1997; Beu, 2008) would include in Phalium only those species which have varixes all along the spire and have spines around the outer edge of the terminal varix as in Casmaria. Species with predominantly spiral sculpture and with only a terminal varix without spines are currently classified in SemicassisMörch, 1852 but often cited under Phalium. [1]

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Phalium : [2]

Species brought into synonymy

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cassidae</span> Family of gastropods

The Cassidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized, large, and sometimes very large sea snails commonly called helmet snails or bonnet snails. These are marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the clade Littorinimorpha.

<i>Buccinum</i> Genus of gastropods

Buccinum is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.

<i>Trochus</i> Genus of gastropods

Trochus is a genus of medium-to large-sized, top-shaped sea snails with an operculum, of the family Trochidae, the top snails.

<i>Thais</i> (gastropod) Genus of gastropods

Thais, sometimes known by the common names dog winkles or rock shells, is a genus of medium to large predatory sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae.

<i>Lambis</i> Genus of gastropods

Lambis is a genus of large sea snails sometimes known as spider conchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conch family.

<i>Lima</i> (bivalve) Genus of bivalves

Lima is a genus of file shells or file clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae, the file shells, within the subclass Pteriomorphia.

<i>Turbo</i> (gastropod) Genus of molluscs

Turbo is a genus of large sea snails with gills and an operculum, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.

<i>Patella</i> (gastropod) Genus of gastropods

Patella is a genus of sea snails with gills, typical true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Patellidae, the true limpets.

<i>Semicassis</i> Genus of gastropods

Semicassis is a genus of medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Cassinae within the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.

<i>Cassis</i> (gastropod) Genus of gastropods

Cassis, common name the helmet shells, is a genus of very large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cassidae, the helmet shells and their allies. This is the type genus of the subfamily Cassinae.

<i>Pugilina</i> Genus of gastropods

Pugilina is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies.

<i>Volema</i> Genus of gastropods

Volema is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies.

<i>Casmaria ponderosa</i> Species of gastropod

Casmaria ponderosa, common name the heavy bonnet, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.

<i>Galeodea</i> Genus of gastropods

Galeodea is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cassinae of the family Cassidae.

<i>Casmaria</i> Genus of gastropods

Casmaria, is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Phaliinae of the family Cassidae, the helmet shells and their allies.

References

  1. 1 2 3 MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Phalium Link, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137749 on 2022-01-02
  2. WoRMS : Phalium; accessed : 22 June 2011
  3. "Phalium flammiferum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 22 June 2011.