Phorcus atratus
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| Phorcus atratus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Phorcus |
| Species: | P. atratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phorcus atratus (Wood, 1828) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Phorcus atratus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1][2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:[1]
- Cape Verde
- European waters (ERMS scope)
- Macaronesian Islands
- Senegal
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gofas, S. (2012). Phorcus atratus (Wood, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=689175 on 2012-11-23
- ↑ 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 Osilinus Philippi, 1847 and Phorcus Risso, 1826 (Gastropoda: Trochidae) in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 62(1): 35–45
External links
| External identifiers for Phorcus atratus | |
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| WoRMS | 689175 |
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