Odontotrochus

Odontotrochus
Drawing with two views of a shell of Odontotrochus chlorostomus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:Trochoidea
Family:Trochidae
Genus:Odontotrochus
P. Fischer, 1880
Type species
Trochus chlorostomus Menke, 1843

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

Description

The elevated shell has a conical shape. Its periphery is acutely carinated. The truncated columella is toothed below.[2]

Distribution

This genus is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia.

Species

Species brought into synonymy

References

  • Fischer, 1879, Spécies général et Iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Genres Calcar, Trochus, Xenophora
  • Cotton, B.C. (1959). South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda . Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer
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