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Phorcus
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This article is about the genus of sea snails. For the sea god in Greek mythology, see Phorcys.
Phorcus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
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Phorcus | |
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Phorcus mutabilis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Trochidae |
Subfamily: | Cantharidinae |
Genus: | Phorcus Risso, 1826 |
Type species | |
Trochus margaritaceus Risso, A., 1826 | |
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