# Phos

Phos is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.

## Taxonomy

This genus was treated within family Buccinidae. It was moved to family Nassariidae in 2016.

## Description

Animal: The tentacles are connate at the base. The eyes are situated near their tips. The foot is covered with an auriculate shield-like lobe in front, and ends behind in a single tapering filament.
The shell is cancellated, oblong, acuminated and usually longitudinally ribbed. The outer lip is striated internally, with a slight sinus near the fore part. The columella is obliquely grooved, or shows a single plait in front.

## Species

Species within the genus Phos include:
* † Phos acuminatus (K. Martin, 1879)
* Phos alabastrum Fraussen, 2003
* Phos armillatus (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
* † Phos bakeri Ladd, 1976
* Phos blainvillei Deshayes in Bélanger, 1832
* Phos borneensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1859
* Phos boucheti Fraussen, 2003
* Phos brigitteae (Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2009)
* † Phos bruneiensis Harzhauser, Raven & Landau, 2018
* Phos crassus Hinds, 1843
* † Phos cuspidatus (K. Martin, 1879)
* Phos cyanostoma (A. Adams, 1850)
* Phos dedonderi (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
* Phos deforgesi Fraussen, 2003
* Phos deprinsi (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
* Phos dumalis (Philippi, 1851)
* Phos durianoides (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
* Phos elegantissimus Hayashi & Habe, 1965
* † Phos estotiensis Lesport & Lozouet, 2021
* Phos fasciatus A. Adams, 1854
* Phos ganii Fraussen, Galindo & Rosado, 2020
* Phos geminus Fraussen, Galindo & Rosado, 2020
* Phos gemmulifer Kilburn, 2000
* Phos gladysiae Melvill & Standen, 1901
* † Phos gregsoni Tate, 1888
* Phos hastilis (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
* Phos hayashii Shikama, 1977
* Phos hirasei G. B. Sowerby III, 1913
* Phos idyllium (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
* Phos intactus (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
* Phos ladoboides Fraussen, Galindo & Rosado, 2020
* Phos laevis Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961
* Phos liui (S.-Q. Zhang & S.-P. Zhang, 2014)
* Phos lucubratonis (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
* † Phos lyraecostatus (Tenison Woods, 1877)
* † Phos macrostoma Cossmann, 1903
* Phos makiyamai Kuroda, 1961
* † Phos martini van Regteren Altena, 1938
* Phos miculus (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
* Phos minutus Schepman, 1911
* Phos monsecourorum (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
* Phos muriculatus Gould in G.B. Sowerby, 1859
* Phos nigroliratus Habe, 1961
* Phos nitens G. B. Sowerby III, 1901
* Phos nodicostatus A. Adams, 1851
* † Phos nodulosecostatus P. J. Fischer, 1927
* Phos opimus (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
* Phos pulchritudus Fraussen, Galindo & Rosado, 2020
* Phos pyladeum Kato, 1995
* Phos retecosus Hinds, 1844
* Phos roseatus Hinds, 1844
* † Phos roycei M. Smith, 1938
* Phos rufocinctus A. Adams, 1851
* Phos scitamentus (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
* Phos sculptilis Watson, 1886
* Phos senticosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
* † Phos seranus P. J. Fischer, 1927
* † Phos subplicatus H. Woodward, 1879
* † Phos tardicrescens Tate, 1888
* Phos temperatus Fraussen & Poppe, 2005
* † Phos teschi Koperberg, 1931
* Phos testaceus Fraussen, Galindo & Rosado, 2020
* Phos textilis A. Adams, 1851
* Phos textus (Gmelin, 1791)
* † Phos thayerae M. Smith, 1936
* Phos tsokobuntodis (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005)
* † Phos tubercularis Tate, 1888
* Phos usquamaris (Fraussen, 2005)
* Phos vandenberghi Fraussen & Poppe, 2005
* Phos varicosus Gould, 1849
* Phos verbinneni (Fraussen, 2009)
* Phos virgatus Hinds, 1844
* † Phos vitiensis Ladd, 1934
* † Phos woodwardianus K. Martin, 1884

### Taxa inquirenda

* Phos adamsi Petit de la Saussaye, 1853
* Phos plicatus A. Adams, 1859
* Phos scalarioides A. Adams, 1851

### Species brought into synonymy

* Phos adelus Schwengel, 1942: synonym of Parviphos adelus (Schwengel, 1942); synonym of Antillophos adelus (Schwengel, 1942) (original combination)
* Phos articulatus Hinds, 1844: synonym of Metaphos articulatus (Hinds, 1844)
* Phos bathyketes Watson, 1882 : synonym of Antillophos bathyketes (Watson, 1882)
* Phos chazaliei Dautzenberg, 1900: synonym of Antillophos chazaliei (Dautzenberg, 1900)
* Phos cumingii Reeve, 1846: synonym of Strombinophos cumingii (Reeve, 1846)
* Phos elegans Guppy, 1866: synonym of Antillophos elegans (Guppy, 1866)
* Phos elegantissimus Hayashi & Habe, 1965 : synonym of Antillophos elegantissimum (Hayashi & Habe, 1965)
* Phos gaudens Hinds, 1844: synonym of Metaphos gaudens (Hinds, 1844)
* Phos grateloupianus (Petit, 1853): synonym of Antillophos grateloupianus (Petit de la Saussaye, 1853)
* Phos hirasei Sowerby, 1913 : synonym of Antillophos hirasei (G.B. Sowerby, 1913)
* Phos laeve Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961 : synonym of Antillophos laeve (Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961)
* Phos laevis Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961: synonym of Antillophos laevis (Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961)
* Phos makiyamai Kuroda, 1961 : synonym of Antillophos makiyamai (Kuroda, 1961)
* Phos minutus Schepman, 1911 : synonym of Antillophos minutus (Schepman, 1911)
* Phos naucratoros Watson, 1882 : synonym of Antillophos naucratoros (Watson, 1882)
* Phos nigroliratus Habe, 1961 : synonym of Antillophos nigroliratum (Habe, 1961)
* Phos nitens G. B. Sowerby III, 1901: synonym of Antillophos nitens (G. B. Sowerby III, 1901)
* Phos plicosus (Dunker, 1846): synonym of Nassarius speciosus (A. Adams, 1852)
* Phos pyladeum Kato, 1995 : synonym of Antillophos pyladeum (Kato, 1994)
* Phos retecosus Hinds, 1844 : synonym of Antillophos retecosus (Hinds, 1844)
* Phos spinicostatus A. Adams, 1851: synonym of Phos blainvillei Deshayes in Bélanger, 1832
* Phos textilus [sic]: synonym of Phos textilis A. Adams, 1851
* Phos unicinctus (Say, 1826): synonym of Engoniophos unicinctus (Say, 1826)
* Phos varians Sowerby, 1866: synonym of Phos textus (Gmelin, 1791)
* Phos varicosus Gould, 1849: synonym of Antillophos varicosus (Gould, 1849)
* Phos veraguensis Hinds, 1843: synonym of Antillophos veraguensis (Hinds, 1843)