Phorcus lineatus (da Costa, 1778)
(Thick Topshell, Toothed Top Shell)

Phorcus lineatus (Thick Topshell, Toothed Top Shell) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Phorcus lineatus (Thick Topshell, Toothed Top Shell) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhorcus lineatus (Thick Topshell, Toothed Top Shell)
GenusPhorcus (a genus of molluscs)
SubfamilyCANTHARIDINAE (a subfamily of molluscs)
FamilyTROCHIDAE (topshells)
SubclassVETIGASTROPODA (a subclass of molluscs)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phorcus lineatus (Thick Topshell, Toothed Top Shell)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Crothers, J.H. 2001 Common Topshells: An introduction to the biology of Osilinus lineatus with notes on other species in the genus Field Studies 10: 115-160.

Phorcus lineatus (Thick Topshell, Toothed Top Shell) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Phorcus lineatus (Thick Topshell, Toothed Top Shell):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 17 images of Phorcus lineatus (Thick Topshell, Toothed Top Shell)
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