''Chrysostoma'' is a
genus of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
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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 ...
mollusks in the
family Trochidae, the top snails.
[Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Chrysostoma'' Swainson, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225491 on 2012-11-23]
Description
The solid, thick shell has a globose shape. The
spire is very short . The
aperture is rounded. The parietal wall bears a heavy callus which wholly or almost covers the narrow
umbilicus.
Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
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Species
Species within the genus ''Chrysostoma'' include:Austrocochlea zeus
''Austrocochlea zeus'', common name the dory austrocochlea, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Austrocochlea zeus'' P. Fischer, 1874. Accessed through: World Regist ...
'' P. Fischer, 1874
References
* MacNeil, F.S., 1960. ''Tertiary and Quaternary Gastropoda of Okinawa.'' U.S. Geol. S. Professional Pa., 339:0-0
External links
To GenBank
To ITIS
To World Register of Marine Species
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Trochidae
Gastropod genera