Cantharus is a genus of sea snails in the family Pisaniidae.[1][2]
Taxonomy
This genus was previously placed in family Fasciolariidae by some authors. The genus is sometimes split into subgenera.[2]
Species
As of 2020, the World Register of Marine Species accepts 14 extant and 1 extinct species in the genus Cantharus:[2]
- †Cantharus acuticingulatus (Suter, 1917)
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Cantharus berryi McLean, 1970
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Cantharus bolivianus (Souleyet, 1852)
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Cantharus cecillei (Philippi, 1844)
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Cantharus erythrostoma (Reeve, 1846)
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Cantharus leucotaeniatus Kosuge, 1985
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Cantharus melanostoma (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825)
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Cantharus petwayae Poppe, Tagaro & Goto, 2018
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Cantharus rehderi Berry, 1962
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Cantharus salalahensis Cossignani, 2017
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Cantharus septemcostatus Vermeij & Bouchet, 1998
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Cantharus spiralis Gray, 1839
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Cantharus tranquebaricus (Gmelin, 1791)
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Cantharus vermeiji Fraussen, 2008
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Cantharus vezzarochristofei Cossignani, 2017
Cantharus elegans (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834) is present in some databases,[3] but not the World Register of Marine Species.[2]
Cantharus porcatus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864 is listed as a taxon inquirendum in the World Register of Marine Species.[2]
References
- Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp
