''Calthalotia'' is an Australian

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s in the

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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 shells.

Species

Species with names in current use within the genus ''Calthalotia'' include: * '' Calthalotia arruensis'' (Watson, 1880) * ''

Calthalotia baudini ''Calthalotia baudini'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Marshall, B. (2013). Calthalotia baudini (P. Fischer, 1878). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www ...

'' (Fischer, 1878) * ''

Calthalotia fragum ''Calthalotia fragum'', common name the spotted strawberry top shell or the comtesse's top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Calthalotia fragum ...

'' (Philippi, 1848) * '' Calthalotia modesta'' (Thiele, 1930) * '' Calthalotia mundula'' (Adams & Angas, 1864) * ''

Calthalotia strigata ''Calthalotia strigata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Calthalotia strigata (A. Adams, 1853). Accessed through: World Register of Marine S ...

'' (Adams, 1853) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Calthalotia comtessi'' (Iredale, 1931): synonym of ''

'' (Philippi, 1848) * ''Calthalotia indistincta'' (Wood, 1828): synonym of ''

Calthalotia comtessi ''Calthalotia fragum'', common name the spotted strawberry top shell or the comtesse's top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Calthalotia frag ...

'' (Iredale, 193)1 - ''C. indistincta'' has priority over ''C. comtessi'', according to Jansen (1993). * ''Calthalotia marginata'' (Tenison-Woods, J.E., 1880): synonym of '' Calthalotia arruensis'' (Watson, 1880) * ''Calthalotia nitidissima'' Ludbrook, N.H. 1941: synonym of '' Calthalotia arruensis'' (Watson, 1880) * ''Calthalotia porteri'' Iredale, 1940: synonym of ''

Prothalotia porteri ''Prothalotia porteri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Marshall, B. (2013). Prothalotia porteri (Iredale, 1940). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.ma ...

'' (Iredale, 1940)

References

* Wilson, B., 1993. ''Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods'' Pt I. Odyssey Publishing, Leederville, W.A

External links

Trochidae Gastropod genera {{Trochidae-stub