''Priotrochus'' is a

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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 ...

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Trochidae The Trochidae, common name top-snails or top-shells, are a family of various sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subclass Vetigastropoda. This family is commonly known as the top-snails because in many species the shell resembles ...

, 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'' Moolenbeek & Dekker, 1992 * '' Priotrochus goudoti'' (Fischer, 1878) * '' Priotrochus iris'' 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