Chrysostoma

Chrysostoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Chrysostoma
Swainson, 1840
Type species
Turbo nicobaricus Gmelin, 1791

Chrysostoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1][2]

Description

The solid, thick shell has a globose shape. The spire is very short . The aperture is rounded. The parietal wall bears a heavy callus which wholly or almost covers the narrow umbilicus.[3]

Species

Species within the genus Chrysostoma include:[1]

Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Chrysostoma Swainson, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225491 on 2012-11-23
  2. Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.
  3. Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia

External links

External identifiers for Chrysostoma
ITIS 331140
NCBI 648644
WoRMS 225491
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