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''Notogibbula'' is a genus of sea snail,
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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 ...
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  extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is esti ...
s of the family Trochidae, the top shells.WoRMS (2014). Notogibbula Iredale, 1924. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413457 on 2014-06-08


Distribution

This marine genus is found off the coast of Australia ( New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia). It also occurs in the Persian Gulf and in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania.


Species

According to the Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database, the following species with names in current use are included within the genus ''Notogibbula'' :OBIS : Notogibbula
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Notogibbula bicarinata ''Notogibbula bicarinata'', common name "Cox's top shell", is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top shells.Marshall, B. (2014). Notogibbula bicarinata (A. Adams, 1854). Accessed through: World Regi ...
'' (Adams, 1854) * '' Notogibbula lehmanni'' (Menke, 1843) * '' Notogibbula preissiana'' (Philippi, 1849) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Notogibbula maccullochi'' (Hedley, 1907): synonym of ''
Eurytrochus maccullochi ''Eurytrochus maccullochi'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Marshall, B. (2014). Eurytrochus macculochi. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.mari ...
'' (Hedley, 1907) * ''Notogibbula townsendi'' (Sowerby III, 1895): synonym of '' Agagus agagus'' Jousseaume, F.P., 1894


References


Further reading

* Williams S.T., Karube S. & Ozawa T. (2008) ''Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined.'' Zoologica Scripta 37: 483–506. Trochidae Gastropod genera {{Trochidae-stub