''Rochia'' 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 ...
, a
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 ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Tegulidae
Tegulidae is a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).Bouchet, P. (2013). Tegulidae Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971. Access ...
.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Rochia Gray, 1857. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1251278 on 2022-04-25]
Species
* ''
Rochia conus
''Rochia conus'', common name the cone top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Rochia conus (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...
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(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''
Rochia elata
''Rochia elata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Rochia elata (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespeci ...
''
(Lamarck, 1822)
* ''
Rochia hirasei
''Rochia'' is a genus of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae
Tegulidae is a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropo ...
''
(Pilsbry, 1904)
* ''
Rochia magnifica
''Rochia magnifica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Rochia magnifica (Poppe, 2004). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marin ...
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(Poppe, 2004)
* ''
Rochia maxima
''Rochia maxima'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Rochia maxima (Koch, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecie ...
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(Koch, 1844)
* ''
Rochia nilotica
''Rochia nilotica'', common name the commercial top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Rochia nilotica (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed through: World Register ...
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(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''
Rochia virgata
''Rochia virgata'', common name the striped top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Rochia virgata (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
''
(Gmelin, 1791)
;Synonyms:
* ''Rochia acutangula''
(Anton, 1838): synonym of ''Rochia conus''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Rochia maximus''
(Koch, 1844): synonym of ''Rochia maxima''
(Koch, 1844) (wrong gender agreement of specific epithet)
* ''Rochia niloticus''
(Linnaeus, 1767): synonym of ''Rochia nilotica''
(Linnaeus, 1767) (wrong gender agreement of specific epithet)
References
External links
Gray, J. E. (1857). Guide to the systematic distribution of Mollusca in the British Museum. Part I. [Gastropoda British Museum, London, xii + 230 pp">astropoda">Gray, J. E. (1857). Guide to the systematic distribution of Mollusca in the British Museum. Part I. [Gastropoda
British Museum, London, xii + 230 pp
Gray, J. E. (1842). Molluscs. Pp. 48-92, in: Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum, edition 44. British Museum. London. iv + 308 p.Williams, S. T. (2012). Advances in molecular systematics of the vetigastropod superfamily Trochoidea. Zoologica Scripta. 41(6): 571-595
Tegulidae
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