Eurytrochus
| Eurytrochus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea (superfamily) |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Eurytrochus P. Fischer, 1879 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Clanculus danieli Crosse, H., 1862 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Gibbula (Eurytrochus) Fischer, 1879 | |
Eurytrochus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2]
Description
The small shell is spirally lirate, depressed, and umbilicate. The body whorl is deflected toward the aperture. The oblique aperture is rounded-quadrangular. The terminations of the lips are approaching, connected by a callus. The outer and basal lips are crenulated within.[3]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in Oceania, Japan, the Philippines and Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria)
Species
Species within the genus Eurytrochus include:[2]
- Eurytrochus concinnus (Pilsbry, 1890)
- Eurytrochus danieli (Crosse, 1862)
- Eurytrochus maccullochi (Hedley, C., 1907)
- Eurytrochus strangei (Adams, A., 1853)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Eurytrochus affinis cognatus (Pilsbry, 1903): synonym of Clanculus cognatus (Pilsbry, 1903)
- Eurytrochus dacostana Preston, H.B., 1909: synonym of Eurytrochus strangei (Adams, A., 1853)
References
- ↑ Fischer, Spécies général et Iconographie des coquilles vivantes, 11: 417 (1879).
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Eurytrochus P. Fischer, 1879. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512306 on 2012-11-23
- ↑ H. Pilsbry, Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
- Hedley, C., 1923. Studies on Australian Mollusca. Part XIV.. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W, 48:301-3163033
- Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F., 1962 [31/Dec/1962]. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Mem. Aust. Mus., 11:0-0
External links
| External identifiers for Eurytrochus | |
|---|---|
| NCBI | 529744 |
| WoRMS | 512306 |
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