''Steromphala'' is a

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s in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the

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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.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=576164 on 2020-12-27

Species

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

Steromphala adansonii ''Steromphala adansonii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala adansonii (Payraudeau, 1826). Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Payraudeau, 1826) * ''

Steromphala adriatica ''Steromphala adriatica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala adriatica (Philippi, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...

'' (Philippi, 1844) * ''

Steromphala albida ''Steromphala'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * † ''

Steromphala biangulata ''Steromphala'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Eichwald, 1830) * † ''

Steromphala brevispira ''Steromphala'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Harmer, 1923) * † '' Steromphala brocchii'' (Mayer in Cocconi, 1873) * ''

Steromphala cineraria ''Steromphala cineraria'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala cineraria (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Mari ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * † ''

Steromphala cineroides ''Steromphala'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Wood, 1842) * † ''

Steromphala dertosulcata ''Steromphala'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Sacco, 1896) * † '' Steromphala distefanoi'' (Crema, 1903) * ''

Steromphala divaricata ''Steromphala divaricata'', common name the divaricate gibbula, is a species of small sea snail, known as top snails or top shells, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromph ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * † ''

Steromphala insignis ''Steromphala'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Millet, 1854) * ''

Steromphala leucophaea ''Steromphala'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Philippi, 1836) * † ''

Steromphala milleti ''Steromphala'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Ceulemans, Van Dingenen & Landau, 2016) * † ''

Steromphala monodontoides ''Steromphala'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Millet, 1854) * ''

Steromphala nebulosa ''Steromphala'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Philippi, 1849) * ''

Steromphala nivosa ''Steromphala nivosa'', common name the Maltese top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala nivosa (A. Adams, 1853). Accessed throug ...

'' (A. Adams, 1853) * † ''

Steromphala olympica ''Steromphala'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Garilli, Crisci & Messina, 2005) * ''

Steromphala pennanti ''Steromphala pennanti'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala pennanti (Philippi, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Philippi, 1846) * † ''

Steromphala perconica ''Steromphala'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Sacco, 1896) * † ''

Steromphala pliocenica ''Steromphala'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Greco, 1970) * † ''

Steromphala provosti ''Steromphala'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Ceulemans, Van Dingenen & Landau, 2016) * ''

Steromphala racketti ''Steromphala'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Payraudeau, 1826) * ''

Steromphala rarilineata ''Steromphala rarilineata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala rarilineata (Michaud, 1829). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...

'' (Michaud, 1829) * † ''

Steromphala simulans ''Steromphala'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family (biology), family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala Gray, 1847. Accessed ...

'' (De Stefani & Pantanelli, 1878) * ''

Steromphala spratti ''Steromphala spratti'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala spratti (Forbes, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...

'' (Forbes, 1844) * † ''

Steromphala subcineraria ''Steromphala'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (d'Orbigny, 1852) † * † ''

Steromphala taurolaevis ''Steromphala'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Sacco, 1896) † * † ''

Steromphala terrerossae ''Steromphala'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Spadini, 1986) * ''

Steromphala tumida ''Steromphala'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Montagu, 1803) * ''

Steromphala umbilicalis ''Steromphala umbilicalis'', common name the flat top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala umbilicalis (da Costa, 1778). Accessed ...

'' (da Costa, 1778) * ''

Steromphala umbilicaris ''Steromphala umbilicaris'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala umbilicaris (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marin ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''

Steromphala varia ''Steromphala varia'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala varia (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * † ''

Steromphala verae ''Steromphala'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Chirli, 2004) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Steromphala crimeana'' Anistratenko & Starobogatov, 1991: synonym of ''Steromphala rarilineata'' (Michaud, 1829)

References

External links

Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 15: 129-219. Date of publication November 1847.

Monterosato T. A. (di) (1889 (1 gennaio)). Coquilles marines marocaines. Journal de Conchyliologie 37(1): 20-40; 37(2): 112-121

Sacco, F. (1896). I molluschi dei terreni terziarii del Piemonte e della Liguria. Parte XXI. (Naricidae, Modulidae, Phasianellidae, Turbinidae, Delphinulidae, Cyclostrematidae, Tornidae). Carlo Clausen, Torino, 64 pp., 4 pl

Monterosato T. A. (di) (1884). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee. Palermo, Virzi, 152 pp

Monterosato T. A. (di). (1888-1889). Molluschi del Porto di Palermo. Specie e varietà. Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana. 13: 161-180 5 October 1888">Monterosato T. A. (di). (1888-1889). Molluschi del Porto di Palermo. Specie e varietà. Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana. 13: 161-180 [15 October 1888
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Fischer P. (1880-1887). Manuel de Conchyliologie et de Paléontologie Conchyliologique. Paris, Savy pp. XXIV + 1369 + pl. 23

Friele H. (1877) Tungebevæbningen hos de Norske Rhipidoglossa. Archiv for mathematik og naturvidenskab, 2: 199-317, pl. 1-5

ffenzeller S., Haar N. & Steiner G. (2017). Revision of the genus complex Gibbula: an integrative approach to delineating the Eastern Mediterranean genera Gibbula Risso, 1826, Steromphala Gray, 1847, and Phorcus Risso, 1826 using DNA-barcoding and geometric morphometrics (Vetigastropoda, Trochoidea). Organisms Diversity & Evolution. 17(4): 789-812
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