Prothalotia

Prothalotia
Prothalotia ramburi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Prothalotia
Thiele, 1930 [1]
Type species
Cantharidus flindersi Fischer, 1878

Prothalotia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2]

Distribution

The species in this genus occurs off Japan and Australia.

Species

Species within the genus Prothalotia include:

The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also includes the following species with names in current use : [4]

Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. Thiele, 1930, Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens, 5, Lief. 8: 566
  2. Prothalotia Thiele, 1930.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 December 2012.
  3. Prothalotia boninensis Okutani, 2001.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
  4. OBIS : Prothalotia

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