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