Austrocochlea

Austrocochlea
Austrocochlea rudis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Austrocochlea
Fischer, 1885[1]
Type species
Monodonta constricta Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1822
Synonyms

Austrocochlea is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, the top snails, also known as top shells.[2]

This genus was founded as a subgenus by Fisher in 1885 to include a small group of Australian species, included in the genus Monodonta. They had previously been included in Trochocochlea Klein, 1753 ( = Osilinus Philippi, 1847), a section that was then restricted to the Mediterranean group.[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and mainly off Australia.

Species

Species within the genus Austrocochlea include:

Species brought into synonymy

References


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