Cantharus

Cantharus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Buccinidae
Genus: Cantharus
Röding, 1798
Type species
Cantharus globularis Röding, 1798
Synonyms[1]

Tritonidea

Cantharus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]

This genus is placed in family Fasciolariidae by some authors.

Species

Species within the genus Cantharus include:[1]

Species brought into synonymy

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