Vanitrochus

Vanitrochus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Vanitrochus
Iredale, 1929
Type species
Solariella tragema Melvill & Standen, 1896
Synonyms

Minolia (Conotrochus) Pilsbry, 1889

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

Distribution

This marine genus occurs in the Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf; in the Indian Ocean off Pakistan, Sri Lanka; in the Pacific Ocean off the Loyalty Islands, Tuvalu, New Caledonia and off Australia (Queensland)

Species

Species within the genus Vanitrochus include:

Species brought into synonymy

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