''Austrocochlea'' is a

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of medium-sized

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gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

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s in the family

Trochidae The Trochidae, common name top-snails or top-shells, are a family of various sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subclass Vetigastropoda. This family is commonly known as the top-snails because in many species the shell resembles ...

, 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 ''Monodonta'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails. The genus ''Monodonta'' was first separated from the Linnaean genus ''Trochus'' by Lamarck in 1801 with ''Trochus labio'' Linnaeus, 17 ...

''. They had previously been included in ''Trochocochlea'' Klein, 1753 ( = ''Osilinus'' Philippi, 1847), a section that was then restricted to the Mediterranean group.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
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Distribution

This marine species occurs off the

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and mainly off

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Species

Species within the genus ''Austrocochlea'' include: * ''

Austrocochlea brevis ''Austrocochlea brevis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Austrocochlea brevis'' Parsons & Ward, 1994. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http: ...

'' Parsons & Ward, 1994 * ''

Austrocochlea constellata ''Austrocochlea constellata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Diloma constellata'' Souverbie, 1863. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...

'' (Souverbie, 1863) * ''

Austrocochlea constricta ''Austrocochlea constricta'', common names the southern periwinkle, common periwinkle, or ribbon monodonta, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Austrocochlea constri ...

'' (Lamarck, 1822), the southern ribbed top snail * '' Austrocochlea diminuta'' (Hedley, 1912) * ''

Austrocochlea piperina ''Austrocochlea piperina'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Marshall, B. (2015). Austrocochlea piperina (Philippi, 1849). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' (Philippi, 1849) * ''

Austrocochlea porcata The zebra top snail, scientific name ''Austrocochlea porcata'', is a medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top snails, also known as top shells.Bouchet, P. (2013). Austrocochlea porcata (A. Adams, 1853). ...

'' ( A. Adams, 1853), the zebra top snail * '' Austrocochlea quadrasi'' (Sowerby III, 1898) * '' Austrocochlea rudis'' Gray, 1826 * '' Austrocochlea zebra'' Menke, K.T., 1829 * '' Austrocochlea zeus'' P. Fischer, 1874 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Austrocochlea adelaidae'' (Philippi, 1851): synonym of '' Chlorodiloma adelaidae'' (Philippi, 1849) * ''Austrocochlea concamerata'' (Wood, 1828): synonym of ''

Diloma concamerata ''Diloma concameratum'', common name the speckled periwinkle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Diloma concameratum'' (Wood, 1828). Accessed through: World Registe ...

'' (Wood, 1828) * ''Austrocochlea obtusa'' Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962: synonym of ''

'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''Austrocochlea odontis'' (W. Wood, 1828): synonym of ''

Chlorodiloma odontis ''Chlorodiloma odontis'', common name the checkered top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Chlorodiloma odontis'' (W. Wood, 1828). Accessed through: World Re ...

'' (W. Wood, 1828) * ''Austrocochlea porcata'' Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962: synonym of ''

'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''Austrocochlea torri'' Cotton & Godfrey, 1934: synonym of ''

'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''Austrocochlea tricingulata'' (Adams, A., 1853): synonym of '' Austrocochlea quadrasi'' Sowerby III, 1898

References

* Risso, 1826 isso ex Leach MS ''Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale, 4: 134'' * 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 * Finlay, 1926: Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 57: 352, 370
Nomenclator Zoologicus info
* Donald K.M., Kennedy M. & Spencer H.G. (2005) ''The phylogeny and taxonomy of austral monodontine topshells (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae), inferred from DNA sequences''. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37: 474-483 Trochidae Gastropod genera {{Trochidae-stub