''Priotrochus'' 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 subfamily

Cantharidinae The Cantharidinae are a taxonomic subfamily of very small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, common name top snails.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Cantharidinae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...

of the family Trochidae, the top snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). Priotrochus P. Fischer, 1879. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512286 on 2012-06-21

Description

The shell has an elevated-conic shape. The columella is crenulate, not toothed. The umbilicus is narrow without spiral funicle.Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
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Species

Species within the genus ''Priotrochus'' include: * ''

Priotrochus aniesae ''Priotrochus aniesae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top-snails.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Priotrochus aniesae'' Moolenbeek & Dekker, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...

'' Moolenbeek & Dekker, 1992 * ''

Priotrochus goudoti ''Priotrochus goudoti'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.WoRMS (2011). Priotrochus goudoti (Fischer, 1878). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespeci ...

'' (Fischer, 1878) * ''

Priotrochus iris ''Priotrochus iris'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.WoRMS (2012). ''Priotrochus iris'' Herbert, 1988. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.o ...

'' Herbert, 1988 * '' Priotrochus obscurus'' (W. Wood, 1828) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Priotrochus alexandri'' Tomlin, 1926: synonym of ''Priotrochus obscurus ponsonbyi'' (G. B. Sowerby, 1888) * ''Priotrochus chrysolaemus'' (Martens, 1880): synonym of ''Priotrochus goudoti'' (Fischer, 1878) * ''Priotrochus incertus'' Schepman, 1908: synonym of ''

Tibatrochus incertus ''Tibatrochus incertus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Tibatrochus incertus'' (Schepman, 1908). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecie ...

'' (Schepman, 1908) * ''Priotrochus kotschyi'' (Philippi, 1849): synonym of ''

Trochus kotschyi ''Trochus kotschyi'', common name the Kotschy's gibbula, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Trochinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.Gofas, S. (2012). ''Priotrochus kotschyi'' (Philippi, 1849). Accesse ...

'' Philippi, 1849 * ''Priotrochus sepulchralis'' Melvill, 1899: synonym of ''Priotrochus obscurus obscurus'' (Wood, 1828)

References

* Herbert D.G. (1988). ''A new species of Priotrochus (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae) from south-east Africa''. Annals of the Natal Museum 29(2):503-507. {{Taxonbar, from=Q7245528 Trochidae Gastropod genera