''Fossarus'' is a
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sea snail
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gastropod
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mollusk
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Planaxidae
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.
Species
Species within the genus ''Fossarus'' include:
* ''
Fossarus abjectus
''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)
* '' Fossaru ...
''
(C.B. Adams, 1852)
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Fossarus ambiguus
''Fossarus ambiguus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae.
Distribution
Description
The maximum recorded shell
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(Linnaeus
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, 1758
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* ''
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 erythraoensis'':
taxon inquirendum
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* ''
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
* 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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Planaxidae
Taxa named by Rodolfo Amando Philippi