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]

Phanerophthalmus
Shell of Phanerophthalmus luteus (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Cephalaspidea
Superfamily: Haminoeoidea
Family: Haminoeidae
Genus: Phanerophthalmus
A. Adams, 1850
Type species
Bulla lutea Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
Synonyms<[1]
  • Cryptophthalmus Ehrenberg, 1828 (invalid: junior homonym of Cryptophthalmus Rafinesque, 1814 [Crustacea]; Lathophthalmus is a replacement name)
  • Lathophthalmus Pruvot-Fol, 1932
  • Xanthonella Gray, 1850

Species

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Synonyms
  • Phanerophthalmus albotriangulatum Austin, Gosliner & Malaquias, 2018: synonym of Phanerophthalmus albotriangulatus Austin, Gosliner & Malaquias, 2018 (wrong gender agreement of specific epithet)
  • Phanerophthalmus collaris Eales, 1938: synonym of Phanerophthalmus minikoiensis (E. A. Smith, 1903) (uncertain synonym)
  • Phanerophthalmus pauper Bergh, 1905: synonym of Phanerophthalmus luteus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
  • Phanerophthalmus smaragdinus (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830): synonym of Phanerophthalmus olivaceus (Ehrenberg, 1828)

References

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  1. ^ a b 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
  • Rudman, W. B. (1972). The herbivorous opisthobranch genera Phanerophthalmus A. Adams and Smaragdinella A. Adams. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 40: 189-210
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