Austrocochlea

Austrocochlea
Austrocochlea rudis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Austrocochlea
Fischer, 1885
Type species
Monodonta constricta
Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1822
Synonyms

Austrocochlea is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, the top snails, also known as top shells.

This genus was founded as a subgenus by Fisher in 1885 to include a small group of Australian species, included in the genus Monodonta. They had previously been included in Trochocochlea Klein, 1753 ( = Osilinus Philippi, 1847), a section that was then restricted to the Mediterranean group.

Characteristics

The tubercle at the base of the columella is non-truncated and only slightly prominent.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and mainly off Australia.

Species

Species within the genus Austrocochlea include:

Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. ↑ Fischer (1885). Man. Conch.: 820.
  2. ↑ Bouchet, P. (2013). Austrocochlea P. Fischer, 1885. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512299 on 2014-03-13
  3. ↑ G.B. Sowerby III, On Monodonta quadrasi, n.sp., belonging to the subgenus Austrocochlea, from the Philippine Islands; Journal of Molluscan Studies, 1898 - Malacological Soc. London[link removed]
  4. ↑ Fischer, 1855: Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique, (9): 820; Placed on the Official List by Opinion 1930, 1999, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 56(3): 202 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.