Calliotrochus

Calliotrochus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Calliotrochus
P. Fischer, 1879
Type species
Turbo phasianellus Deshayes, G.P., 1863
Synonyms[1]
  • Gibbula (Calliotrochus) Fischer, 1880
  • Trochinella Iredale, 1937

Calliotrochus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in 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

External links

External identifiers for Calliotrochus
WoRMS 512277
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