Fossarus compactus (Compact Fossarus)

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Compact Fossarus

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa ()
        Superphylum: Eutrochozoa ()
        Phylum: Mollusca () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
        Class: Gastropoda () - Cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
        Subclass: Orthogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
        Superorder: Caenogastropoda () - Cox, 1960
        Order: Sorbeoconcha () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
        Suborder: Discopoda () - P. Fischer, 1884
        Infraorder: Discopoda ()
        Superfamily: Cerithioidea () - C.A. Fleming, 1822
        Family: Planaxidae () - J.E. Gray, 1850
        Subfamily: Fossarinae ()
        Genus: Fossarus () - R.A. Philippi, 1841
        Specific name: compactus - Dall, 1889
        Scientific name: - Fossarus compactus Dall, 1889