Cantharus is a genus of sea snails in the family Pisaniidae.
Taxonomy
This genus was previously placed in family Fasciolariidae 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 berryi Cantharus bolivianus Cantharus cecillei Cantharus erythrostoma Cantharus leucotaeniatus Cantharus melanostoma Cantharus petwayae Cantharus rehderi Cantharus salalahensis Cantharus septemcostatus Cantharus spiralis Cantharus tranquebaricus Cantharus vermeiji Cantharus vezzarochristofei
Cantharus elegans 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