''Cantharus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of sea snails in the

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Pisaniidae The Pisaniidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.Rosenberg, G. (2018). Pisaniidae Gray, 1857. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespec ...

Taxonomy

This genus was previously placed in family

Fasciolariidae The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea. The family Fasciolariidae probably appeared about 110 million years ago d ...

by some authors. The genus is sometimes split into subgenera.

Species

, the World Register of Marine Species accepts 14 extant and 1 extinct species in the genus ''Cantharus'': * †''

Cantharus acuticingulatus Cantharus may refer to: *Cantharus (Christianity), a fountain used by Christians for making ablutions *Kantharos (also spelled cantharus), a Greek drinking cup *Kantharos (also spelled Cantharus), an ancient Athenian Athens ( ; el, Αθήν� ...

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Cantharus berryi Cantharus may refer to: *Cantharus (Christianity) A cantharus, also known as a phiala, is a fountain used by Christians for ablution before entering a church. These ablutions involve the washing of the hands, face, and feet. The cantharus is tr ...

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Cantharus bolivianus Cantharus may refer to: *Cantharus (Christianity), a fountain used by Christians for making ablutions * Kantharos (also spelled cantharus), a Greek drinking cup *Kantharos (also spelled Cantharus), an ancient Athenian Athens ( ; el, Αθήν ...

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Cantharus cecillei Cantharus may refer to: *Cantharus (Christianity), a fountain used by Christians for making ablutions * Kantharos (also spelled cantharus), a Greek drinking cup *Kantharos (also spelled Cantharus), an ancient Athenian Athens ( ; el, Αθήν ...

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Cantharus erythrostoma Cantharus may refer to: *Cantharus (Christianity), a fountain used by Christians for making ablutions *Kantharos (also spelled cantharus), a Greek drinking cup *Kantharos (also spelled Cantharus), an ancient Athenian Athens ( ; el, Αθήν� ...

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Cantharus leucotaeniatus Cantharus may refer to: *Cantharus (Christianity), a fountain used by Christians for making ablutions *Kantharos (also spelled cantharus), a Greek drinking cup *Kantharos (also spelled Cantharus), an ancient Athenian Athens ( ; el, Αθήν� ...

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Cantharus melanostoma Cantharus may refer to: *Cantharus (Christianity), a fountain used by Christians for making ablutions *Kantharos (also spelled cantharus), a Greek drinking cup *Kantharos (also spelled Cantharus), an ancient Athenian Athens ( ; el, Αθήν� ...

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Cantharus petwayae ''Cantharus petwayae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pisaniidae The Pisaniidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.Rosenberg, G. ...

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Cantharus rehderi Cantharus may refer to: *Cantharus (Christianity), a fountain used by Christians for making ablutions *Kantharos (also spelled cantharus), a Greek drinking cup *Kantharos (also spelled Cantharus), an ancient Athenian Athens ( ; el, Αθήν� ...

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Cantharus salalahensis Cantharus may refer to: *Cantharus (Christianity), a fountain used by Christians for making ablutions *Kantharos (also spelled cantharus), a Greek drinking cup *Kantharos (also spelled Cantharus), an ancient Athenian Athens ( ; el, Αθήν� ...

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Cantharus septemcostatus ''Cantharus septemcostatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pisaniidae The Pisaniidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.Rosenb ...

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Cantharus spiralis Cantharus may refer to: *Cantharus (Christianity), a fountain used by Christians for making ablutions *Kantharos (also spelled cantharus), a Greek drinking cup *Kantharos (also spelled Cantharus), an ancient Athenian comic poet *Kantharos (also sp ...

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Cantharus tranquebaricus ''Cantharus tranquebaricus'', common name the Tranquebar goblet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pisaniidae, the true whelks. Description The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 40 mm. T ...

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Cantharus vermeiji ''Cantharus vermeiji'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pisaniidae The Pisaniidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.Rosenberg, G ...

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Cantharus vezzarochristofei Cantharus may refer to: *Cantharus (Christianity), a fountain used by Christians for making ablutions *Kantharos (also spelled cantharus), a Greek drinking cup *Kantharos (also spelled Cantharus), an ancient Athenian Athens ( ; el, Αθήν� ...

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Cantharus elegans ''Cantharus elegans'' is a species of sea snails in the family Pisaniidae The Pisaniidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.Rosenberg, G. (2018). Pisaniidae Gray, 1857. ...

'' is present in some databases, but not the World Register of Marine Species. ''Cantharus porcatus'' is listed as a ''taxon inquirendum'' in the World Register of Marine Species.

References

* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp Pisaniidae Gastropod genera {{Caenogastropoda-stub