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Trochita
Trochita trochiformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Calyptraeidae
Genus: Trochita
Schumacher, 1817[1]
Type species
Trochita spiralis Schumacher, 1817
Synonyms
  • Trochatella Lesson, 1831
  • Trochilla Swainson, 1835

Trochita is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and Chinese hat snails.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Trochita include:[1]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Trochita alta Hutton, 1885: synonym of Sigapatella terraenovae Peile, 1924
  • Trochita calyptraeaformis : synonym of Trochita trochiformis (Born, 1778)
  • Trochita clypeolum Reeve, 1859: synonym of Trochita pileus (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Trochita corrugata Reeve, 1859: synonym of Trochita pileus (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Trochita decipiens (Philippi, 1845): synonym of Trochita pileolus (d'Orbigny, 1841)
  • Trochita georgiana A. W. B. Powell, 1951: synonym of Trochita pileolus (d'Orbigny, 1841)
  • Trochita helicoidea (Sowerby, 1883): synonym of Calyptraea helicoidea (G.B. Sowerby II, 1883)
  • Trochita radians (Lamarck, 1816): synonym of Trochita trochiformis (Born, 1778)
  • Trochita spiralis Schumacher, 1817: synonym of Trochita trochiformis (Born, 1778)
  • Trochita spirata (Forbes, 1852): synonym of Trochita trochiformis (Born, 1778)
  • Trochita tenuis (Gray, 1867): synonym of Sigapatella tenuis (Gray, 1867)
  • Trochita ventricosa Carpenter, 1857 : taxon inquirendum

References

  1. ^ a b c Trochita Schumacher, 1817. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.
  • Taylor J.D. & Smythe K.R. (1985) A new species of Trochita (Gastropoda: Calyptraeidae) from Oman: A relict distribution and association with upwelling areas. Journal of Conchology 32: 39-48
  • Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda