Talopena calyculus

Talopena calyculus
Shell of Talopena calyculus (syntype)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Talopena
Species:
T. calyculus
Binomial name
Talopena calyculus
(W. Wood, 1828)
Synonyms
  • Monilea calyculus (W. Wood, 1828) superseded combination
  • Trochus (Monilea) calyculus W. Wood, 1828 superseded combination
  • Trochus calyculus W. Wood, 1828 superseded combination

Talopena calyculus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

Description

A syntype of Talopena calyculus has a diameter of 17.1 mm.

Talopena calyculus is of similar size to Talopena maestratii but is more depressed, has weaker, less angular spiral cords, stronger axial sculpture between the cords, and a less prominent umbilical funicle with almost no reflection at the columellar lip.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan and Australia.

References

  1. ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Talopena calyculus (W. Wood, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1783430 on 2026-06-06
  2. ↑ Herbert, D.G. (2024). "The Umboniinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae) of New Caledonia, with descriptions of two new genera and eight new species, plus an additional new species from the Bismarck Sea". European Journal of Taxonomy. 973: 71.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is under a CC BY 4.0 license.