Phanerophthalmus

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Phanerophthalmus
Phanerophthalmus luteus (MNHN-IM-2000-27701).jpeg
Shell of Phanerophthalmus luteus (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Cephalaspidea
Superfamily: Haminoeoidea
Family: Haminoeidae
Genus: Phanerophthalmus
A. Adams, 1850
Type species
Bulla luteaQuoy & Gaimard, 1833
Synonyms< [1]
  • CryptophthalmusEhrenberg, 1828 (invalid: junior homonym of CryptophthalmusRafinesque, 1814 [Crustacea]; Lathophthalmus is a replacement name)
  • LathophthalmusPruvot-Fol, 1932
  • XanthonellaGray, 1850

Phanerophthalmus is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs in the family Haminoeidae, the haminoea bubble snails, part of the clade Cephalaspidea, the headshield slugs and bubble snails. [1]

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  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Phanerophthalmus A. Adams, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599465 on 2022-01-04