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Priotrochus
Genus of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Priotrochus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2]
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Description
The shell has an elevated-conic shape. The columella is crenulate, not toothed. The umbilicus is narrow without spiral funicle.[3]
Species
Species within the genus Priotrochus include:
- Priotrochus aniesae Moolenbeek & Dekker, 1992
- Priotrochus goudoti (Fischer, 1878)
- Priotrochus iris Herbert, 1988
- Priotrochus obscurus (W. Wood, 1828)[4]
- Species brought into synonymy
- Priotrochus alexandri Tomlin, 1926: synonym of Priotrochus obscurus ponsonbyi (G. B. Sowerby, 1888)
- Priotrochus chrysolaemus (Martens, 1880): synonym of Priotrochus goudoti (Fischer, 1878)
- Priotrochus incertus Schepman, 1908: synonym of Tibatrochus incertus (Schepman, 1908)
- Priotrochus kotschyi (Philippi, 1849): synonym of Trochus kotschyi Philippi, 1849
- Priotrochus sepulchralis Melvill, 1899: synonym of Priotrochus obscurus obscurus (Wood, 1828)
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References
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