''Kanekotrochus'' 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,
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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.
Species
Species within the genus ''Kanekotrochus'' include:
* ''
Kanekotrochus boninensis
''Kanekotrochus boninensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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 ...
''
(Okutani, 2001)
* ''
Kanekotrochus infuscatus
''Kanekotrochus infuscatusis'', common name the dusky jewel top shell, a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails
Description
The size of the adult shell of this species varies between 7 ...
''
Gould, A.A., 1861
* ''
Kanekotrochus vietnamensis''
Dekker, 2006
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Kanekotrochus yokohamensis''
(Bock, 1878): synonym of ''Kanekotrochus infuscatus''
(Gould, 1861)
References
* Dekker H. (2006). ''Description of a new species of Kanekotrochus (Gastropoda: Trochidae) from Vietnam''. Miscellanea Malacologia, 2(1): 1-4
Trochidae
Gastropod genera
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