''Eurytrochus'' 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 ...
s,
marine
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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 subfamily Trochinae of the
family Trochidae, the top snails.
[Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Eurytrochus'' P. Fischer, 1879. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512306 on 2012-11-23]
Description
The small shell is spirally lirate, depressed, and umbilicate. The
body whorl
The body whorl is part of the morphology of the shell in those gastropod mollusks that possess a coiled shell. The term is also sometimes used in a similar way to describe the shell of a cephalopod mollusk.
In gastropods
In gastropods, the b ...
is deflected toward the
aperture. The oblique aperture is rounded-quadrangular. The terminations of the lips are approaching, connected by a callus. The outer and basal
lips are crenulated within.
H. Pilsbry, Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
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Distribution
This marine species occurs in Oceania, Japan
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, the Philippines and Australia ( New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria)
Species
Species within the genus ''Eurytrochus'' include:Eurytrochus concinnus
''Eurytrochus concinnus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Marshall, B. (2014). Eurytrochus concinnus (Pilsbry, 1890). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...
'' (Pilsbry, 1890)
* ''Eurytrochus danieli
''Eurytrochus danieli'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Eurytrochus danieli'' (Crosse, 1862). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www ...
'' (Crosse, 1862)
* ''Eurytrochus fragarioides
''Eurytrochus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Trochinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Eurytrochus'' P. Fischer, 1879. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
'' Willan, 2020
* '' Eurytrochus maccullochi'' (Hedley, C., 1907)
* ''Eurytrochus reevei
''Eurytrochus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Trochinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Eurytrochus'' P. Fischer, 1879. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
'' Montrouzier, 1866
* '' Eurytrochus strangei'' (Adams, A., 1853)
; Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Eurytrochus affinis cognatus'' (Pilsbry, 1903): synonym of ''Clanculus cognatus
''Clanculus cognatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine 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 comp ...
'' (Pilsbry, 1903)
* ''Eurytrochus bathyrhaphe'' (E. A. Smith, 1876) (taxon inquirendum, possible synonym of ''Eurytrochus reevei'')
* ''Eurytrochus dacostana'' Preston, H.B., 1909: synonym of '' Eurytrochus strangei'' (Adams, A., 1853)
* ''Eurytrochus sticticus'' (A. Adams, 1854) (uncertain)
References
* Hedley, C., 1923. ''Studies on Australian Mollusca. Part XIV.''. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W, 48:301-3163033
* Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F., 1962 1/Dec/1962 ''A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales''. Mem. Aust. Mus., 11:0-0
External links
To GenBank
To World Register of Marine Species
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Trochidae
Gastropod genera