# Fossarus

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 erythraoensis: 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)