Species
Three subgenera have been recognized, based on shell differences: Lanistes sensu stricto, Meladomus and Leroya. These subgenera are not used in recent works.
Extant species within the genus Lanistes include:
- Lanistes alexandri (Bourguignat, 1889)
- Lanistes bicarinatus Germain, 1907
- Lanistes carinatus (Olivier, 1804) - type species
- Lanistes ciliatus Martens, 1878
- Lanistes congicus O. Boettger, 1891
- Lanistes ellipticus Martens, 1866
- Lanistes farleri Craven, 1880
- Lanistes grasseti (Morelet, 1863)
- Lanistes graueri Thiele, 1911
- Lanistes intortus Martens, 1877
- Lanistes libycus (Morelet, 1848)
- Lanistes libycus var. albersi
- Lanistes libycus form bernardianus or as Lanistes bernardianus (Morelet, 1860)
- Lanistes nasutus Mandahl-Barth, 1972
- Lanistes neavei Melvill & Standen, 1907
- Lanistes neritoides Brown & Berthold, 1990
- Lanistes nsendweensis (Dupuis & Putzeys, 1901)
- Lanistes nyassanus Dohrn, 1865
- Lanistes ovum Peters in Troschel, 1845 - synonyms: Lanistes magnus Furtado; Lanistes olivaceus (Sowerby); Lanistes procerus; Lanistes elatior Martens, 1866; Lanistes ovum bangweolicus Haas, 1936; Lanistes connollyi Pain, 1954 Lanistes ovum adansoni; Lanistes olivaceus var. ambiguus
- Lanistes pseudoceratodes (Wenz, 1928)
- Lanistes purpureus (Jonas, 1839)
- Lanistes solidus Smith, 1877
- Lanistes stuhlmanni Martens, 1897
- Lanistes varicus (Müller, 1774) - synonyms: Lanistes adansoni Kobelt, 1911; Lanistes millestriatus Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
Fossil species within the genus Lanistes include:
- † Lanistes asellus van Damme & Pickford, 1995
- † Lanistes bishopi Gautier
- † Lanistes gautieri van Damme & Pickford, 1995
- † Lanistes gigas van Damme & Pickford, 1995
- † Lanistes hadotoi van Damme & Pickford, 1995
- † Lanistes heynderycxi van Damme & Pickford, 1995
- † Lanistes nkondoensis van Damme & Pickford, 1995
- † Lanistes olukaensis
- † Lanistes senuti van Damme & Pickford, 1995
- † Lanistes trochiformis van Damme & Pickford, 1995
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