Shell of Phanerophthalmus luteus (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Heterobranchia
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
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]
^ abMolluscaBase 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
incertae sedis Family Haminoeidae Pilsbry, 1893 – Atys, Haminoea, Phanerophthalmus, Smaragdinella, Ventomnestia incertae sedis Family Bullactidae Thiele...
2016-07-13 Rudman, W. B. (1972). The herbivorous opisthobranch genera Phanerophthalmus A. Adams and Smaragdinella A. Adams. Proceedings of the Malacological...
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