African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

AfReMaS taxon details

Phalium Link, 1807

AphiaID

137749 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137749)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon of

Phaliinae Beu, 1981

Parent

Phaliinae Beu, 1981

Original name

Phalium Link, 1807

Direct children (15)

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Species Phalium areola (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Phalium bandatum (Perry, 1811)
Species Phalium exaratum (Reeve, 1848)
Species Phalium fimbria (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Phalium glaucum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Phalium bisulcatum (Schubert & J. A. Wagner, 1829) accepted as Semicassis bisulcata (Schubert & J. A. Wagner, 1829)
Species Phalium decipiens Kilburn, 1980 accepted as Semicassis decipiens (Kilburn, 1980) (original combination)
Species Phalium faurotis (Jousseaume, 1888) accepted as Semicassis faurotis (Jousseaume, 1888)
Species Phalium fimbriata accepted as Phalium fimbria (Gmelin, 1791) (misspelling)
Species Phalium glabratum (Dunker, 1852) accepted as Semicassis glabrata (Dunker, 1852)
Species Phalium labiatum (G. Perry, 1811) accepted as Semicassis labiata (G. Perry, 1811) (superseded combination)
Species Phalium saburon (Bruguière, 1792) accepted as Semicassis saburon (Bruguière, 1792)
Species Phalium torquatum (Reeve, 1848) accepted as Casmaria ponderosa (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Phalium undulatum (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Semicassis granulata undulata (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Semicassis undulata (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Phalium vibex (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Casmaria erinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Grammatical gender

neuter

Original description

Link, D. H. F. (1806-1808). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Adlers Erben, Rostock; 1, pp. 1-50 [1806]; 2, pp. 51-100 [1807]; 3, pp. 101-165 [1807]; 4, pp. 1-30 [1807]; 5, pp. 1-38 [1808]; 6, pp. 1-38 [1808]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43301237
page(s): 112 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Phalium Link, 1807. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2021) African Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137749 on 2026-04-10

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Phalium Link, 1807. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137749 on 2026-04-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2006-03-20 08:13:00Z

changed

Wambiji, Nina

2009-04-24 18:07:06Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

2013-09-08 02:08:38Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2018-10-07 05:36:16Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2019-08-15 01:55:56Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

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original description Link, D. H. F. (1806-1808). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Adlers Erben, Rostock; 1, pp. 1-50 [1806]; 2, pp. 51-100 [1807]; 3, pp. 101-165 [1807]; 4, pp. 1-30 [1807]; 5, pp. 1-38 [1808]; 6, pp. 1-38 [1808]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43301237
page(s): 112 [details]

basis of record Abbott, R. T. (1968). The helmet shells of the world (Cassidae), Part 1. <em>Indo-Pacific Mollusca.</em> 2 (9): 7-201., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49823850 [details]

additional source 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. et al. (eds) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos, vol. 25. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 196: 269-387. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

additional source Kreipl K. 1997. Recent Cassidae. Christa Hemmen, Wiesbaden, 151 p. [details]

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Introduced: alien

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