Fossarus

Fossarus
	Fossarus ambiguus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	incertae sedis
Family:	Planaxidae
Subfamily:	Fossarinae
Genus:	Fossarus; Philippi, 1841
Type species
	Fossarus adansoni Philippi, 1841;
Synonyms
	Fossar Gray, 1847 (invalid: unjustified emendation of Fossarus); Maravignia Aradas & Maggiore, 1844;

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

Species

Species within the genus Fossarus include:

Fossarus abjectus (C.B. Adams, 1852)
Fossarus ambiguus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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
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
Fossarus erythraeensis: 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
Fossarus lucanus Dall, 1919
Fossarus lui S.-I Huang, 2012
Fossarus macmurdensis (Hedley, 1911)
Fossarus mediocris de Folin, 1867
Fossarus megasoma (C.B. Adams, 1852)
Fossarus orbignyi P. Fischer, 1864
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

↑ Philippi R. A. (1841). Zoologische Bemerkungen. Arch. Naturgesch. 7(1): 42
1 2 Fossarus Philippi, 1841. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 April 2012.
↑ Fossarus ambiguus (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
↑ Fossarus bellus Dall, 1889. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
↑ Fossarus elegans Verrill & Smith, 1882. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
↑ Fossarus erythraeensis. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 September 2025.
↑ Fossarus lamellosus Mountrouzier. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
↑ Fossarus macmurdensis (Hedley, 1911). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
↑ 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

[1] Philippi R. A. (1841). Zoologische Bemerkungen. Arch. Naturgesch. 7(1): 42

[WoRMS-2] 1 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.