Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Alternative spelling: Buccinum (Phos)
Parent taxon: Buccinidae according to M. Harzhauser 2002
Sister taxa: Accidenticulabrum, Aeneator, Aliofusus, Amarophos, Ancistrolepis, Antillophos, Austrocominella, Austrofusus, Babylonia, Bailya, Beringiinae, Buccininae, Buccinopsis, Buccinulum, Buccinum, Burnupena, Caducifer, Calicantharus, Cantharus, Chrysodomus, Clinopegma, Colubraria, Colus, Cominella, Cymatophos, Cyrtochetus, Dipsaccus, Donovaniinae, Editharus, Egotistica, Engina, Enzinopsis, Eobuccinella, Euthrenopsis, Euthria, Gemophos, Hanetia, Hindsia, Iredalula, Janiopsis, Kaiparanura, Kelletia, Khetella, Lacinia, Latrunculus, Loochooia, Metaphos, Metula, Molopophorus, Monostiolum, Nassa, Nassicola, Nawenia, Neosconsia, Nicema, Northia, Odontobasis, Pangoa, Paracominia, Pareuthria, Perunassa, Pisania, Pisaniinae, Pomahakia, Pseudolivinae, Pseudoneptunea, Ptychosalpinx, Savatieria, Scalaspira, Searlesia, Siphonalia, Siphonalinae, Siphonofusus, Stantonella, Suessonia, Terebrifusus, Trominina, Truncaria, Zelandiella
Subtaxa: Buccinum (Phos) cuspidatum, Phos (Buccitriton), Phos (Coraeophos), Phos (Phos), Phos (Strongylocera), Phos acuminatus, Phos bullbrooki, Phos gabbii, Phos gregsoni, Phos guppyi, Phos haughti, Phos hoernesi, Phos latirugatus, Phos lyraecostatus, Phos senticosus, Phos sloani, Phos tardicrescens, Phos thayerae, Phos trinitatensis, Phos tuberculatus, Phos vaughani
Type: Loxotaphrus variciferus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore