Fossarus

Fossarus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Planaxidae.[2]

Fossarus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Planaxidae
Subfamily:
Fossarinae
Genus:
Fossarus

Type species
Fossarus adansoni Philippi, 1841
Synonyms[2]
  • Fossar Gray, 1847 (invalid: unjustified emendation of Fossarus)
  • Maravignia Aradas & Maggiore, 1844

Species

Species within the genus Fossarus include:

  • Fossarus abjectus (C.B. Adams, 1852)
  • Fossarus ambiguus (Linnaeus, 1758)[3]
  • Fossarus angiostoma (C.B. Adams, 1852)
  • Fossarus angulatus Carpenter, 1857
  • Fossarus atratus (C.B. Adams, 1852)
  • Fossarus beccarii (Tapparone Canefri, 1875)
  • Fossarus bellus Dall, 1889[4]
  • Fossarus brumalis Hedley, 1907
  • Fossarus cancellarius Melvill, 1918
  • Fossarus capensis Pilsbry, 1901
  • Fossarus cereus Watson, 1880
  • Fossarus cumingii (A. Adams, 1855)
  • Fossarus dentifer E. A. Smith, 1890
  • Fossarus elegans Verrill & Smith, 1882[5]
  • Fossarus erythraoensis:[6] taxon inquirendum
  • Fossarus eutorniscus Melvill, 1918
  • Fossarus excavatus (C.B. Adams, 1852)
  • Fossarus fischeri Mörch, 1877
  • Fossarus foveatus (C.B. Adams, 1852)
  • Fossarus garrettii Pease, 1868
  • Fossarus guayaquilensis Bartsch, 1928
  • Fossarus japonicus (A. Adams, 1861)
  • Fossarus laeviusculus E. A. Smith, 1890
  • Fossarus lamellosus Mountrouzier, 1861 [7]
  • Fossarus lucanus Dall, 1919
  • Fossarus lui S.-I Huang, 2012
  • Fossarus macmurdensis (Hedley, 1911)[8]
  • Fossarus mediocris de Folin, 1867
  • Fossarus megasoma (C.B. Adams, 1852)
  • Fossarus orbignyi P. Fischer, 1864[9]
  • Fossarus porcatus (Philippi, 1845)
  • Fossarus purus Carpenter, 1864
  • Fossarus sydneyensis Hedley, 1900
  • Fossarus tornatilis (Gould, 1859)
  • Fossarus translucens Barnard, 1969
  • Fossarus trochlearis A. Adams, 1853
  • Fossarus tuberosus Carpenter, 1857
Species brought into synonymy
  • Fossarus adansoni Philippi, 1841: synonym of Fossarus ambiguus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Fossarus aptus Melvill, 1912: synonym of Fossarus ambiguus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Fossarus bulimoides Tenison Woods, 1877: synonym of Leucotina casta (A. Adams, 1853)
  • Fossarus clathratus Philippi, 1844: synonym of Clathrella clathrata (Philippi, 1844)
  • Fossarus (Gottoina) compacta Dall, 1889: synonym of Haplocochlias compactus (Dall, 1889)
  • Fossarus depressus Seguenza, 1876: synonym of Megalomphalus disciformis (Granata-Grillo, 1877)
  • Fossarus disciformis Granata-Grillo, 1877: synonym of Megalomphalus disciformis (Granata-Grillo, 1877)
  • Fossarius doliaris A. Adams, 1863: synonym of Conradia doliaris A. Adams, 1863
  • Fossarus excavatus Gaglini, 1987: synonym of Rugulina monterosatoi (van Aartsen & Bogi, 1987)
  • Fossarus globulosus Turton, 1932: synonym of Couthouyia incerta (Turton, 1932)
  • Fossarus granulum Brugnone, 1873: synonym of Pseudorbis granulum (Brugnone, 1873)
  • Fossarus hyalinus Odhner, 1924: synonym of Scrupus hyalinus (Odhner, 1924)
  • Fossarus incertus Turton, 1932: synonym of Couthouyia incerta (Turton, 1932)
  • Fossarus iwateanus Nomura & Hatai, 1935: synonym of Phasianema lirata (A. Adams, 1860)
  • Fossarus lanoei Baudon, 1857: synonym of Fossarus ambiguus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Fossarus monterosati Granata-Grillo, 1877: synonym of Tjaernoeia exquisita (Jeffreys, 1883)
  • Fossarus parcipictus Carpenter, 1864: synonym of Echinolittorina parcipicta (Carpenter, 1864)
  • Fossarus petitianus Tiberi, 1869: synonym of Megalomphalus petitianus (Tiberi, 1869)
  • Fossarus saxicola (C.B. Adams, 1852): synonym of Elachisina saxicola (C. B. Adams, 1852)
  • Fossarus yamamotoi Habe, 1978: synonym of Macromphalus yamamotoi (Habe, 1978)

References
  1. Philippi R. A. (1841). Zoologische Bemerkungen. Arch. Naturgesch. 7(1): 42
  2. Fossarus Philippi, 1841. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 April 2012.
  3. Fossarus ambiguus (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  4. Fossarus bellus Dall, 1889. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  5. Fossarus elegans Verrill & Smith, 1882. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  6. Fossarus erythraoensis . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  7. Fossarus lamellosus Mountrouzier. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  8. Fossarus macmurdensis (Hedley, 1911). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  9. Fossarus orbignyi P. Fischer, 1864. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  • Warén A. & Bouchet P. (1988) A new species of Vanikoridae from the western Mediterranean, with remarks on the Northeast Atlantic species of the family. Bollettino Malacologico 24(5-8): 73-100
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
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