''Fossarina'' is a
genus of sea snails,
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 ().
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mollusc
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s in the
family Trochidae, the top shells.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Fossarina A. Adams & Angas, 1864. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512292 on 2020-11-25]
The genus ''Fossarina'' was moved from the family Fossariidae to the newly created subfamily
Fossarininae
The Fossarininae are a taxonomic subfamily of very small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, common name
In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, collo ...
within the family Trochidae by Williams et al. in 2010.
[Williams S. T., Donald K. M., Spencer H. G. & Nakano, T. (2010). "Molecular systematics of the marine gastropod families Trochidae and Calliostomatidae (Mollusca: Superfamily Trochoidea)". '' Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'' 54(3): 783-809. ]
Description
The shell is auriform, a little depressed and narrowly umbilicated. The
spire is short. The oval
aperture is oblique. The
lips are rounded. The
operculum is multispiral.
Distribution
This marine genus occurs off
Australia
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,
Tasmania and
New Zealand; in the
East China Sea
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.
Species
Species within the genus ''Fossarina'' include:
* ''
Fossarina legrandi''
Petterd, 1879
* ''
Fossarina patula''
A. Adams & Angas, 1863
* ''
Fossarina petterdi''
Crosse, 1870
* ''
Fossarina picta''
A. Adams, 1867
* ''
Fossarina reedi''
(Verco, 1907)
* ''
Fossarina rimata
''Fossarina rimata'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000& ...
''
( Hutton, 1884)
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also mentions the following species:
OBIS ; Fossarina
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* '' Fossarina mariei'' (P. Fischer, 1890)
* '' Fossarina variegata'' (A. Adams, 1855)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Fossarina brazieri'' Angas, 1871: synonym of '' Fossarina patula'' A. Adams & Angas, 1863
* ''Fossarina funiculata'' Tenison-Woods, 1880: synonym of '' Fossarina patula'' A. Adams & Angas, 1863
* ''Fossarina hoffmeisteri'' Ladd, 1966: synonym of ''Calliotrochus marmoreus
''Calliotrochus marmoreus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Calliotrochus marmoreus'' (Pease, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:/ ...
'' (Pease, 1861)
* ''Fossarina mutabilis'' May W.L., 1909: synonym of ''Risellopsis mutabilis
''Risellopsis'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.
Species
Species within the genus ''Risellopsis'' include:
* ''Risellopsis mutabilis'' ...
'' May, 1909
* ''Fossarina reedi'' (Verco, 1907): synonym of '' Minopa reedi'' (Verco, 1907)
* ''Fossarina simpsoni'' Tenison-Woods, 1876: synonym of '' Fossarina petterdi'' Crosse, 1870
References
OBIS
* Suter, H., 1913. ''Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca''. Government Printer, Wellington. xxii 1210 p.
* Cotton, B.C., 1959. ''South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda''. South Australian Government Printer, Adelaide. 1-449
* 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.
* Ladd, H.S., 1966 1/Dec/1966''Chitons and gastropods (Haliotidae through Adeorbidae) from the western Pacific Islands''. United States Geological Survey, Professional Pape, 531:0-0.
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Trochidae
Gastropod genera