Fossarus

Fossarus
Fossarus ambiguus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Planaxidae
Subfamily:	Fossarinae
Genus:	Fossarus Philippi, 1841 [1]
Type species
Fossarus adansoniPhilippi, 1841
Synonyms [2]
FossarGray, 1847(invalid: unjustified emendation of Fossarus) MaravigniaAradas & Maggiore, 1844

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

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 erythraeensis : ^[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 adansoniPhilippi, 1841: synonym of Fossarus ambiguus(Linnaeus, 1758)
• Fossarus aptusMelvill, 1912: synonym of Fossarus ambiguus(Linnaeus, 1758)
• Fossarus bulimoidesTenison Woods, 1877: synonym of Leucotina casta (A. Adams, 1853)
• Fossarus clathratusPhilippi, 1844: synonym of Clathrella clathrata (Philippi, 1844)
• Fossarus (Gottoina) compactaDall, 1889: synonym of Haplocochlias compactus (Dall, 1889)
• Fossarus depressusSeguenza, 1876: synonym of Megalomphalus disciformis (Granata-Grillo, 1877)
• Fossarus disciformisGranata-Grillo, 1877: synonym of Megalomphalus disciformis (Granata-Grillo, 1877)
• Fossarius doliarisA. Adams, 1863: synonym of Conradia doliaris A. Adams, 1863
• Fossarus excavatusGaglini, 1987: synonym of Rugulina monterosatoi (van Aartsen & Bogi, 1987)
• Fossarus globulosusTurton, 1932: synonym of Couthouyia incerta (Turton, 1932)
• Fossarus granulumBrugnone, 1873: synonym of Pseudorbis granulum (Brugnone, 1873)
• Fossarus hyalinusOdhner, 1924: synonym of Scrupus hyalinus (Odhner, 1924)
• Fossarus incertusTurton, 1932: synonym of Couthouyia incerta (Turton, 1932)
• Fossarus iwateanusNomura & Hatai, 1935: synonym of Phasianema lirata (A. Adams, 1860)
• Fossarus lanoeiBaudon, 1857: synonym of Fossarus ambiguus(Linnaeus, 1758)
• Fossarus monterosatiGranata-Grillo, 1877: synonym of Tjaernoeia exquisita (Jeffreys, 1883)
• Fossarus parcipictusCarpenter, 1864: synonym of Echinolittorina parcipicta (Carpenter, 1864)
• Fossarus petitianusTiberi, 1869: synonym of Megalomphalus petitianus (Tiberi, 1869)
• Fossarus saxicola(C.B. Adams, 1852): synonym of Elachisina saxicola (C. B. Adams, 1852)
• Fossarus yamamotoiHabe, 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 erythraeensis . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 9 September 2025.
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.

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