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Calliotrochus P. Fischer 1879

Trochinella

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Calliotrochus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Stomatellinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Description

This genus consists of thin, small, shining globose species with a turbinate shape. It has rounded, smooth or spirally striate, convex whorls. The aperture is rounded. The outer lip and columella are simple, thin and arcuate. The umbilicus is narrow.[2]

Species

Species within the genus Calliotrochus include:[1]

The following species were brought into synonymy:[1]

References

  • Gatliff, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J., 1922. Additions to and alterations in the Catalogue of Victorian Marine Mollusca. Proc. R. Soc. Vict.n.s., 34(2):128-161.
  • Herbert, D.G., 1998. Revision of the genus Calliotrochus Fischer, 1879 (Gastropoda: Trochoidea). Invertebrate Taxonomy, 12:545-565.

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Trochinella: Brief Summary

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Calliotrochus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Stomatellinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.

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