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Faunus Montfort, 1810

581168  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:581168)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Caenogastropoda incertae sedis (Order)
  7. Cerithioidea (Superfamily)
  8. Pachychilidae (Family)
  9. Faunus (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Faunus (Faunus) Montfort, 1810 · alternative representation
Faunus (Melanatria) Bowdich, 1822 · unaccepted (invalid: unnecessary replacement...)  
invalid: unnecessary replacement name for "Pyrene Lamarck" [= Pirena Lamarck, 1822]
Faunus (Pseudofaunus) Olsson, 1931 † · alternative representation
Melanatria Bowdich, 1822 · unaccepted (invalid: unnecessary replacement...)  
invalid: unnecessary replacement name for "Pyrene Lamarck" [= Pirena Lamarck, 1822]

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  1. Species Faunus angustus Doncieux, 1908 †
  2. Species Faunus ater (Linnaeus, 1758)
  3. Species Faunus beyenburgi L. Riedel, 1933 †
  4. Species Faunus boettgeri K. Martin, 1914 †
  5. Species Faunus bosniacus (Oppenheim, 1908) †
  6. Species Faunus bravoensis Olsson, 1931 †
  7. Species Faunus chiraensis Olsson, 1931 †
  8. Species Faunus clavosus (Lamarck, 1804) †
  9. Species Faunus cossmanni K. Martin, 1914 †
  10. Species Faunus curvicostatus (Melleville, 1843) †
  11. Species Faunus dispar (Deshayes, 1862) †
  12. Species Faunus dutemplei (Deshayes, 1862) †
  13. Species Faunus farinensis Doncieux, 1908 †
  14. Species Faunus fornensis (Zittel, 1863) †
  15. Species Faunus haranti (de Laubrière & Carez, 1881) †
  16. Species Faunus iferdaensis (Jodot, 1953) †
  17. Species Faunus kahoensis (Nagao, 1928) †
  18. Species Faunus lagunitensis H. Woods, 1922 †
  19. Species Faunus lamarckii (Deshayes, 1862) † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, junior homonym of Melanopsis lamarckii Potiez & Michaud, 1838)
  20. Species Faunus lavocati (Jodot, 1953) †
  21. Species Faunus markleyensis (B. L. Clark, 1938) †
  22. Species Faunus meskalensis Salvan, 1955 †
  23. Species Faunus miikensis (Nagao, 1928) †
  24. Species Faunus nipponicus Nagao, 1928 †
  25. Species Faunus paytensis (H. Woods, 1922) †
  26. Species Faunus peneckei (Oppenheim, 1901) †
  27. Species Faunus ramondi Cossmann & Pissarro, 1913 †
  28. Species Faunus rigidus (Solander, 1766) †
  29. Species Faunus vitiensis (Ladd, 1972) †
  30. Species Faunus xenicus Woodring, 1973 †
  31. Subgenus Faunus (Eastonia) Icke & K. Martin, 1905 † accepted as Wingeastonia K. Martin, 1906 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Eastonia Gray, 1853; Wingeastonia is a replacement name)
    1. Species Faunus (Eastonia) horsti Icke & K. Martin, 1905 † accepted as Wingeastonia horsti (Icke & K. Martin, 1905) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, subgenus is a homonym, Wingeastonia is a replacement name)
  32. Subgenus Faunus (Melanatria) Bowdich, 1822 accepted as Faunus Montfort, 1810 (invalid: unnecessary replacement name for "Pyrene Lamarck" [= Pirena Lamarck, 1822])
    1. Species Faunus (Melanatria) almerae (Cossmann, 1898) † accepted as Eginea almerae (Cossmann, 1898) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Faunus (Melanatria) archiaci Doncieux, 1908 † accepted as Jponsia cuvieri (Deshayes, 1825) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    3. Species Faunus (Melanatria) boriesi Doncieux, 1908 † accepted as Moniquia boriesi (Doncieux, 1908) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    4. Species Faunus (Melanatria) cossmanni K. Martin, 1914 † accepted as Faunus cossmanni K. Martin, 1914 † (subgenus is a junior synonym)
    5. Species Faunus (Melanatria) dufresnei [sic] † accepted as Jponsia dufresnii (Deshayes, 1825) † (incorrect subsequent spelling; superseded combination)
    6. Species Faunus (Melanatria) farinensis Doncieux, 1908 † accepted as Faunus farinensis Doncieux, 1908 † (subgenus is a junior synonym)
    7. Species Faunus (Melanatria) kahoensis Nagao, 1928 † accepted as Faunus kahoensis (Nagao, 1928) † (subgenus is a junior synonym)
  33. Subgenus Faunus (Pirenopsis) Brot, 1879 accepted as Melanoides Olivier, 1804
    1. Species Faunus (Pirenopsis) rissoinaeformis Cossmann, 1888 † accepted as Hemisinus rissoinaeformis (Cossmann, 1888) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  34. Species Faunus dominicii Harzhauser, Hoşgör & Pacaud, 2013 † accepted as Moniquia dominicii (Harzhauser, Hoşgör & Pacaud, 2013) † (new combination (not explicitly stated but implied))
  35. Subgenus Faunus (Faunus) Montfort, 1810 represented as Faunus Montfort, 1810
    1. Species Faunus (Faunus) boettgeri K. Martin, 1914 † represented as Faunus boettgeri K. Martin, 1914 †
  36. Subgenus Faunus (Pseudofaunus) Olsson, 1931 † represented as Faunus Montfort, 1810
    1. Species Faunus (Pseudofaunus) bravoensis Olsson, 1931 † represented as Faunus bravoensis Olsson, 1931 †
    2. Species Faunus (Pseudofaunus) chiraensis Olsson, 1931 † represented as Faunus chiraensis Olsson, 1931 †
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Faunus Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581168 on 2025-09-18
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Faunus Montfort, 1810. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581168 on 2025-09-18
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2011-10-02 09:38:56Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2019-04-30 22:59:59Z
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Köhler, Frank

original description Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571 [details] 

original description (of Faunus (Pseudofaunus) Olsson, 1931 †) Olsson, A. A. (1931). Contribution to the Tertiary paleontology of northern Peru: part 4, the Peruvian Oligocene. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 17(63): 97-264 [1-168], pls 13-33., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32443892
page(s): 181 [details] 

taxonomy source Strong E.E., Colgan D.J., Healy J.M., Lydeard C., Ponder W.F. & Glaubrecht M. (2011) Phylogeny of the gastropod superfamily Cerithioidea using morphology and molecules. <i>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society</i> 162: 43–89. [details] 

basis of record Houbrick, R. S. (1991). Anatomy and systematical placement of <i>Faunus</i> Montfort 1810 (Prosobranchia: Melanopsinae). <em>Malacological Review.</em> 24: 35-54. Ann Arbor. [details] 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Faunus) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Melanatria) (from synonym Melanatria Bowdich, 1822)
To Genbank 
To Genbank (from synonym Melanatria Bowdich, 1822)
To ITIS
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