black faunus
Faunus ater (Linnaeus, 1758)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Faunus ater (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- black faunus
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Family
- Pachychilidae
- Genus
- Faunus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classGastropoda Cuvier, 1795
- subclassCaenogastropoda L. R. Cox, 1960
- superfamilyCerithioidea J. Fleming, 1822
- familyPachychilidae P. Fischer & Crosse, 1892
- genusFaunus Montfort, 1810
- speciesFaunus ater (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Faunus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Faunus dispar (Deshayes, 1862) | PachychilidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pirena terebralis Lamarck, 1822 Lamarck, 1822 | synonym |
| Strombus ater Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Faunus melanopsis Montfort, 1810 Montfort, 1810 | synonym |
| Pirena picta Reeve, 1859 Reeve, 1859 | synonym |
| Buccinum acicula Gmelin, 1791 Gmelin, 1791 | ambiguous synonym |
| Strombus dealbatus Gmelin, 1791 Gmelin, 1791 | synonym |
| Turritella fuscata Link, 1807 Link, 1807 | ambiguous synonym |
| Melanopsis princeps I. Lea, 1834 I. Lea, 1834 | synonym |
| Pirena acus Lesson, 1831 Lesson, 1831 | synonym |
| Pirena cantori Reeve, 1859 Reeve, 1859 | synonym |
| Pirena pagodus Reeve, 1859 Reeve, 1859 | synonym |
| Pirena atra (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Pirena nana Reeve, 1860 Reeve, 1860 | synonym |
| Cerithium fluviatile J. B. Férussac, 1807 J. B. Férussac, 1807 | ambiguous synonym |
| Ebena nigra Schumacher, 1817 Schumacher, 1817 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581169 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3DW45. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.