Interesting Facts
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Taxonomy
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- 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:
lamellosus
- Scientific name: - Fossarus lamellosus
- Specific name:
lamellosus
- Genus:
Fossarus
(
- Subfamily:
Fossarinae
(
- Family:
Planaxidae
(
- Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
(
- Infraorder:
Discopoda
(
- Suborder:
Discopoda
(
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
(
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Fossarus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 4 species and subspecies in this genus:
F. bellus (Beautiful Fossarus) · F. compactus (Compact Fossarus) · F. cumingii (Showy Snailfish) · F. elegans (Elegant Fossarus)
More Info
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Further Reading
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- Manual of conchology, structural and systematic: with illustrations of the species / by George W. Tryon, Jr. Philadelphia: Published by the Author, Academy of Natural Sciences, 1879-1898. url p. 472, p. 472, p. 472.
- Memoirs: Australian Museum. Sydney: The Museum, 1851- url p. 424, p. 522.
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. London: [The Society], 1879- url p. 88.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1915434
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3992215
