Phalium
Phalium, common name the bonnet shells, is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cassidae, the helmet shells, bonnet shells and their allies.
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| Genus: | Phalium Link, 1807 |
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Phalium :[1]
- Phalium areolum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Phalium bandatum (Perry, 1811)
- Phalium bisulcatum
- Phalium decipiens Kilburn, 1980
- Phalium faurotis
- Phalium fimbriata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Phalium flammiferum (Röding, 1798)[2]
- Phalium glabratum (Dunker, 1852)
- Phalium glaucum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Phalium granulatum (Born, 1778)
- Phalium labiatum (Perry, 1811)
- Phalium torquata Reeve
- Phalium vibex Reeve
- Species brought into synonymy
- Phalium andersoni Abbott, 1968 : synonym of Echinophoria hadra (Woodring & Olsson, 1957)
- Phalium granulatum (Von Born, 1778) : synonym of Semicassis granulata (Born, 1778)
- Phalium inornatum Pilsbry, 1895 : synonym of Semicassis inornata (Pilsbry, 1895)
- Phalium kurodai Abbott, 1968 : synonym of Echinophoria wyvillei (Watson, 1886)
- Phalium saburon (Bruguière, 1792) : synonym of Semicassis saburon (Bruguière, 1792)
- Phalium undulatum (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Semicassis granulata (Born, 1778)
References
- WoRMS : Phalium; accessed : 22 June 2011
- "Phalium flammiferum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- Abbott, R.T. (1968). The Helmet shells of the world (Cassidae) Part 1. Indo-pacific Mollusca 2(9): 7-201
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213 (
- Beu A.G. 2008: Recent deep-water Cassidae of the world. A revision of Galeodea, Oocorys, Sconsia, Echinophoria and related taxa, with new genera and species (Mollusca, Gastropoda). In Héros V., Cowie R.H. & Bouchet P. (eds), Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 196: 269-387
- Kreipl K. 1997. Recent Cassidae. Christa Hemmen, Wiesbaden, 151 p
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