WoRMS taxon details
Fossarus R. A. Philippi, 1841
138022 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138022)
accepted
Genus
Fossarus adansoni R. A. Philippi, 1841 accepted as Fossarus ambiguus (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by monotypy)
Fossar Gray, 1847 · unaccepted (invalid: unjustified emendation...)
invalid: unjustified emendation of Fossarus
Maravignia Aradas & Maggiore, 1844 · unaccepted
Species Fossarus ambiguus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Fossarus angiostoma (C. B. Adams, 1852)
Species Fossarus angulatus P. P. Carpenter, 1857
Species Fossarus beccarii (Tapparone Canefri, 1875)
Species Fossarus brumalis Hedley, 1907
Species Fossarus cancellarius Melvill, 1918
Species Fossarus capensis Pilsbry, 1901
Species Fossarus cereus R. B. Watson, 1880
Species Fossarus cumingii A. Adams, 1855
Species Fossarus dentifer E. A. Smith, 1890
Species Fossarus elegans A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1882
Species Fossarus fischeri Mörch, 1877
Species Fossarus garrettii Pease, 1868
Species Fossarus guayaquilensis Bartsch, 1928
Species Fossarus laeviusculus E. A. Smith, 1890
Species Fossarus lamellosus (Montrouzier, 1861)
Species Fossarus lucanus Dall, 1919
Species Fossarus lui S.-I Huang, 2012
Species Fossarus mediocris de Folin, 1867
Species Fossarus megasoma (C. B. Adams, 1852)
Species Fossarus multicostatus Pease, 1861
Species Fossarus orbignyi P. Fischer, 1864
Species Fossarus purus P. P. Carpenter, 1864
Species Fossarus stoliczkanus G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1871
Species Fossarus translucens Barnard, 1969
Species Fossarus trochlearis A. Adams, 1855
Species Fossarus tuberosus P. P. Carpenter, 1857
Subgenus Fossarus (Couthouyia) A. Adams, 1860 accepted as Macromphalus S. V. Wood, 1842 (junior synonym)
Species Fossarus adansoni R. A. Philippi, 1841 accepted as Fossarus ambiguus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Fossarus angiolus Dall, 1919 accepted as Parviturbo acuticostatus (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
Species Fossarus aptus Melvill, 1912 accepted as Fossarus ambiguus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Fossarus atratus (C. B. Adams, 1852) accepted as Echinolittorina atrata (C. B. Adams, 1852)
Species Fossarus aupouria Powell, 1937 accepted as Tornus aupouria (Powell, 1937)
Species Fossarus bellus Dall, 1889 accepted as Haplocochlias bellus (Dall, 1889)
Species Fossarus bulimoides Tenison Woods, 1877 accepted as Leucotina casta (A. Adams, 1853)
Species Fossarus clathratus R. A. Philippi, 1844 accepted as Carinorbis clathrata (R. A. Philippi, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Fossarus depressus Seguenza, 1876 accepted as Megalomphalus disciformis (Granata Grillo, 1877)
Species Fossarus disciformis Granata Grillo, 1877 accepted as Megalomphalus disciformis (Granata Grillo, 1877) (original combination)
Species Fossarus eutorniscus Melvill, 1918 accepted as Conradia eutornisca (Melvill, 1918) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Fossarus excavatus Gaglini, 1987 accepted as Rugulina monterosatoi (van Aartsen & Bogi, 1987) (synonym)
Species Fossarus excavatus (C. B. Adams, 1852) accepted as Echinolittorina atrata (C. B. Adams, 1852)
Species Fossarus fischeri de Laubrière, 1881 accepted as Macromphalus fischeri (de Laubrière, 1881) † (original combination)
Species Fossarus foveatus (C. B. Adams, 1852) accepted as Echinolittorina atrata (C. B. Adams, 1852)
Species Fossarus globulosus W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Couthouyia incerta (W. H. Turton, 1932) accepted as Macromphalus incertus (W. H. Turton, 1932)
Species Fossarus granulum Brugnone, 1873 accepted as Pseudorbis granulum (Brugnone, 1873) (original combination)
Species Fossarus hyalinus Odhner, 1924 accepted as Scrupus hyalinus (Odhner, 1924)
Species Fossarus incertus W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Macromphalus incertus (W. H. Turton, 1932) (original combination)
Species Fossarus indicus (E. A. Smith, 1894) accepted as Macromphalus indicus (E. A. Smith, 1894)
Species Fossarus insignis G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1871 accepted as Macromphalus insignis (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1871)
Species Fossarus iwateanus Nomura & Hatai, 1935 accepted as Phasianema lirata (A. Adams, 1860)
Species Fossarus japonicus A. Adams, 1861 accepted as Macromphalus tornatilis (Gould, 1859)
Species Fossarus lanoei Baudon, 1858 accepted as Fossarus ambiguus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Fossarus macmurdensis (Hedley, 1911) accepted as Trilirata macmurdensis (Hedley, 1911)
Species Fossarus maoria Powell, 1937 accepted as Tornus maoria (Powell, 1937)
Species Fossarus monterosati Granata Grillo, 1877 accepted as Tjaernoeia exquisita (Jeffreys, 1883)
Species Fossarus ovatus Odhner, 1924 accepted as Zeradina ovata (Odhner, 1924) (original combination)
Species Fossarus parcipictus P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Echinolittorina parcipicta (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
Species Fossarus petitianus Tiberi, 1868 accepted as Megalomphalus petitianus (Tiberi, 1868) (original combination)
Species Fossarus porcatus (R. A. Philippi, 1846) accepted as Echinolittorina porcata (R. A. Philippi, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Fossarus productus Odhner, 1924 accepted as Zeradina producta (Odhner, 1924)
Species Fossarus saxicola (C. B. Adams, 1852) accepted as Elachisina saxicola (C. B. Adams, 1852)
Species Fossarus sydneyensis Hedley, 1900 accepted as Anafossarus sydneyensis (Hedley, 1900)
Species Fossarus tornatilis A. Gould, 1859 accepted as Macromphalus tornatilis (Gould, 1859) (superseded combination)
Species Fossarus yamamotoi Habe, 1978 accepted as Macromphalus yamamotoi (Habe, 1978) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Fossarus bicarinatus A. Adams, 1855 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Fossarus caledonicus Crosse, 1874 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Fossarus curiosus W. H. Turton, 1932 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Fossarus ecphora Pilsbry, 1921 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Fossarus erythraeensis E. Lamy, 1938 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Fossarus fenestratus Deshayes, 1857 (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Fossarus oblongus G. B. Sowerby III, 1905 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, use in recent liteature currently undocumented)
Species Fossarus angiostoma (C. B. Adams, 1852)
Species Fossarus angulatus P. P. Carpenter, 1857
Species Fossarus beccarii (Tapparone Canefri, 1875)
Species Fossarus brumalis Hedley, 1907
Species Fossarus cancellarius Melvill, 1918
Species Fossarus capensis Pilsbry, 1901
Species Fossarus cereus R. B. Watson, 1880
Species Fossarus cumingii A. Adams, 1855
Species Fossarus dentifer E. A. Smith, 1890
Species Fossarus elegans A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1882
Species Fossarus fischeri Mörch, 1877
Species Fossarus garrettii Pease, 1868
Species Fossarus guayaquilensis Bartsch, 1928
Species Fossarus laeviusculus E. A. Smith, 1890
Species Fossarus lamellosus (Montrouzier, 1861)
Species Fossarus lucanus Dall, 1919
Species Fossarus lui S.-I Huang, 2012
Species Fossarus mediocris de Folin, 1867
Species Fossarus megasoma (C. B. Adams, 1852)
Species Fossarus multicostatus Pease, 1861
Species Fossarus orbignyi P. Fischer, 1864
Species Fossarus purus P. P. Carpenter, 1864
Species Fossarus stoliczkanus G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1871
Species Fossarus translucens Barnard, 1969
Species Fossarus trochlearis A. Adams, 1855
Species Fossarus tuberosus P. P. Carpenter, 1857
Subgenus Fossarus (Couthouyia) A. Adams, 1860 accepted as Macromphalus S. V. Wood, 1842 (junior synonym)
» Species Fossarus (Couthouyia) cancellarius Melvill, 1918 accepted as Fossarus cancellarius Melvill, 1918 (basionym)
» Species Fossarus (Couthouyia) dentifer E. A. Smith, 1890 accepted as Fossarus dentifer E. A. Smith, 1890 (basionym)
» Species Fossarus (Couthouyia) laeviusculus E. A. Smith, 1890 accepted as Fossarus laeviusculus E. A. Smith, 1890 (basionym)
» Species Fossarus (Couthouyia) thelacme Melvill, 1904 accepted as Macromphalus thelacme (Melvill, 1904)
» Species Fossarus (Couthouyia) eudmetus Melvill, 1906 (uncertain)
» Species Fossarus (Couthouyia) quinquecarinalis Melvill, 1904 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
» Species Fossarus (Couthouyia) unicarinalis Melvill & Standen, 1903 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Subgenus Fossarus (Gottoina) A. Adams, 1863 accepted as Conradia A. Adams, 1860» Species Fossarus (Couthouyia) dentifer E. A. Smith, 1890 accepted as Fossarus dentifer E. A. Smith, 1890 (basionym)
» Species Fossarus (Couthouyia) laeviusculus E. A. Smith, 1890 accepted as Fossarus laeviusculus E. A. Smith, 1890 (basionym)
» Species Fossarus (Couthouyia) thelacme Melvill, 1904 accepted as Macromphalus thelacme (Melvill, 1904)
» Species Fossarus (Couthouyia) eudmetus Melvill, 1906 (uncertain)
» Species Fossarus (Couthouyia) quinquecarinalis Melvill, 1904 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
» Species Fossarus (Couthouyia) unicarinalis Melvill & Standen, 1903 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
» Species Fossarus (Gottoina) bella Dall, 1889 accepted as Haplocochlias bellus (Dall, 1889) (basionym)
» Species Fossarus (Gottoina) compacta Dall, 1889 accepted as Haplocochlias compactus (Dall, 1889) (original combination)
Subgenus Fossarus (Isapis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 accepted as Iselica Dall, 1918 (invalid; name preoccupied)» Species Fossarus (Gottoina) compacta Dall, 1889 accepted as Haplocochlias compactus (Dall, 1889) (original combination)
» Species Fossarus (Isapis) maculosa P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Iselica maculosa (P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
Species Fossarus abjectus (C. B. Adams, 1852) accepted as Echinolittorina atrata (C. B. Adams, 1852)Species Fossarus adansoni R. A. Philippi, 1841 accepted as Fossarus ambiguus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Fossarus angiolus Dall, 1919 accepted as Parviturbo acuticostatus (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
Species Fossarus aptus Melvill, 1912 accepted as Fossarus ambiguus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Fossarus atratus (C. B. Adams, 1852) accepted as Echinolittorina atrata (C. B. Adams, 1852)
Species Fossarus aupouria Powell, 1937 accepted as Tornus aupouria (Powell, 1937)
Species Fossarus bellus Dall, 1889 accepted as Haplocochlias bellus (Dall, 1889)
Species Fossarus bulimoides Tenison Woods, 1877 accepted as Leucotina casta (A. Adams, 1853)
Species Fossarus clathratus R. A. Philippi, 1844 accepted as Carinorbis clathrata (R. A. Philippi, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Fossarus depressus Seguenza, 1876 accepted as Megalomphalus disciformis (Granata Grillo, 1877)
Species Fossarus disciformis Granata Grillo, 1877 accepted as Megalomphalus disciformis (Granata Grillo, 1877) (original combination)
Species Fossarus eutorniscus Melvill, 1918 accepted as Conradia eutornisca (Melvill, 1918) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Fossarus excavatus Gaglini, 1987 accepted as Rugulina monterosatoi (van Aartsen & Bogi, 1987) (synonym)
Species Fossarus excavatus (C. B. Adams, 1852) accepted as Echinolittorina atrata (C. B. Adams, 1852)
Species Fossarus fischeri de Laubrière, 1881 accepted as Macromphalus fischeri (de Laubrière, 1881) † (original combination)
Species Fossarus foveatus (C. B. Adams, 1852) accepted as Echinolittorina atrata (C. B. Adams, 1852)
Species Fossarus globulosus W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Couthouyia incerta (W. H. Turton, 1932) accepted as Macromphalus incertus (W. H. Turton, 1932)
Species Fossarus granulum Brugnone, 1873 accepted as Pseudorbis granulum (Brugnone, 1873) (original combination)
Species Fossarus hyalinus Odhner, 1924 accepted as Scrupus hyalinus (Odhner, 1924)
Species Fossarus incertus W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Macromphalus incertus (W. H. Turton, 1932) (original combination)
Species Fossarus indicus (E. A. Smith, 1894) accepted as Macromphalus indicus (E. A. Smith, 1894)
Species Fossarus insignis G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1871 accepted as Macromphalus insignis (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1871)
Species Fossarus iwateanus Nomura & Hatai, 1935 accepted as Phasianema lirata (A. Adams, 1860)
Species Fossarus japonicus A. Adams, 1861 accepted as Macromphalus tornatilis (Gould, 1859)
Species Fossarus lanoei Baudon, 1858 accepted as Fossarus ambiguus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Fossarus macmurdensis (Hedley, 1911) accepted as Trilirata macmurdensis (Hedley, 1911)
Species Fossarus maoria Powell, 1937 accepted as Tornus maoria (Powell, 1937)
Species Fossarus monterosati Granata Grillo, 1877 accepted as Tjaernoeia exquisita (Jeffreys, 1883)
Species Fossarus ovatus Odhner, 1924 accepted as Zeradina ovata (Odhner, 1924) (original combination)
Species Fossarus parcipictus P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Echinolittorina parcipicta (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
Species Fossarus petitianus Tiberi, 1868 accepted as Megalomphalus petitianus (Tiberi, 1868) (original combination)
Species Fossarus porcatus (R. A. Philippi, 1846) accepted as Echinolittorina porcata (R. A. Philippi, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Fossarus productus Odhner, 1924 accepted as Zeradina producta (Odhner, 1924)
Species Fossarus saxicola (C. B. Adams, 1852) accepted as Elachisina saxicola (C. B. Adams, 1852)
Species Fossarus sydneyensis Hedley, 1900 accepted as Anafossarus sydneyensis (Hedley, 1900)
Species Fossarus tornatilis A. Gould, 1859 accepted as Macromphalus tornatilis (Gould, 1859) (superseded combination)
Species Fossarus yamamotoi Habe, 1978 accepted as Macromphalus yamamotoi (Habe, 1978) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Fossarus bicarinatus A. Adams, 1855 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Fossarus caledonicus Crosse, 1874 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Fossarus curiosus W. H. Turton, 1932 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Fossarus ecphora Pilsbry, 1921 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Fossarus erythraeensis E. Lamy, 1938 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Fossarus fenestratus Deshayes, 1857 (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Fossarus oblongus G. B. Sowerby III, 1905 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, use in recent liteature currently undocumented)
marine
Philippi R.A. (1841). Zoologische Bemerkungen. <i>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin </i>: 7(1): 42-59; pl. 5, available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9706902
page(s): 42 [details]
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MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Fossarus R. A. Philippi, 1841. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138022 on 2023-10-02
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original description
Philippi R.A. (1841). Zoologische Bemerkungen. <i>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin </i>: 7(1): 42-59; pl. 5, available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9706902
page(s): 42 [details]
original description (of Maravignia Aradas & Maggiore, 1844) Aradas A. & Maggiore G. (1841?). Sunto di quattro memorie malacologiche... Monografia del genere Eulima dal Sig. Risso per la fauna Siciliana. Monografia del genere Orthostelis. Monografia del genere Maravignia. Descrizione di due nuove specie siciliane del genere Trochus.. <i>Giornale del Gabinetto Gioenio 6(3)</i>: 1-10 [Philippi (1844 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 42 [details]
original description (of Maravignia Aradas & Maggiore, 1844) Aradas A. & Maggiore G. (1841?). Sunto di quattro memorie malacologiche... Monografia del genere Eulima dal Sig. Risso per la fauna Siciliana. Monografia del genere Orthostelis. Monografia del genere Maravignia. Descrizione di due nuove specie siciliane del genere Trochus.. <i>Giornale del Gabinetto Gioenio 6(3)</i>: 1-10 [Philippi (1844 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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