Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Vetigastropoda > Order Trochida > Superfamily Trochoidea > Family Trochidae > Subfamily Cantharidinae

Phorcus Risso, 1826

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Caragolus*	Monterosato, 1884	synonym
*Osilinus*	R. A. Philippi, 1847	synonym
*Trochocochlea*	Mörch, 1852	synonym
*Trochus (Phorcus)*	Risso, 1826	synonym
*Trochus (Trochocochlea)*	Mörch, 1852	synonym

Children

Phorcus articulatus (Lamarck, 1822)
Phorcus atratus (W. Wood, 1828)
Phorcus lineatus (da Costa, 1778)
Phorcus mutabilis (R. A. Philippi, 1851)
Phorcus richardi (Payraudeau, 1826)
Phorcus sauciatus (F. C. L. Koch, 1845)
Phorcus turbinatus (Born, 1778)

Literature

original description	Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. [book series]. 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes].
basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.
status source	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.
subsequent type designation	Bucquoy, E., Dautzenberg, P. & Dollfus, G. (1882-1886). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome Ier. Gastropodes. Paris: Baillière & fils. 570 pp., 66 pls. [pp. 1-84, pls 1-10, 1882; pp. 85-196, pls 11-20, 1883; pp. 197-342, pls 21-40, 1884; pp. 343-418, pls 41-50, 1885; pp. 419-570, pls 51-66, 1886].

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Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Phorcus Risso, 1826. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138595

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Environment

marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

EU Habitat Directive:
annex II EU Habitat Directive Annex II: Species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.

EU Habitat Directive Annex II: Species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.

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2018-02-13 by Philippe Bouchet

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