Trochita
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:
- Trochita calyptraeaformis (Born, 1778)
- Trochita dhofarensis Taylor & Smythe, 1985
- Trochita georgiana A. W. B. Powell, 1951
- Trochita helicoidea (Sowerby, 1883)
- Trochita pileolus (d'Orbigny, 1841)
- Trochita pileus (Lamarck, 1822)
- Trochita spirata (Forbes, 1852)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Trochita spiralis Schumacher, 1817 : synonym of Trochita trochiformis (Born, 1778)
- Trochita trochiformis Gmelin[2] : synonym of Trochita calyptraeaformis (Born, 1778)
- Trochita ventricosa Carpenter, 1857: synonym of Trochita spirata (Forbes, 1852)
References
- Taylor J.D. & Smythe K.R. (1985) A new species of Trochita (Gastropoda: Calyptraeidae) from Oman: A relict distribution and association with upwellimg 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