''Stomatella'' is a

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of small to medium-sized

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s in 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 and their allies. Lamarck in the Philos. Zool., 1809, mentioned the genus as "Stomatelle" but did not describe the genus, nor did he cite any species. He cited the genus in Anim. s. Vert. vol. vi, p. 209, 1819. with as first species ''Stomatella imbricata'' (now a synonym of ''

Granata imbricata ''Granata imbricata'', common names the imbricate margarite, tiled false ear shell, true wide-mouthed shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontaidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Granata imbricata'' (Lamarck, 18 ...

'' (Lamarck, 1816) ) According to the Nomenclator Zoologicus of ubio.org

the authorship should be attributed to Rafinesque., who Latinized the name to ''Stomatella''.

Description

The spiral, orbicularly depressed shell is imperforate. The conical

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is elevated but short. The

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s are rounded but not plicate below the sutures. The last whorl forms the greater part of the shell. The variegated surface is spirally ribbed. The large

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is wider than the long, nacreous interior. The horny operculum is circular and multispiral. The foot is truncated posteriorly. There are no epipodial tentacles.

Species

Species within the genus ''Stomatella'' include: * '' Stomatella auricula'' Lamarck, 1816 * '' Stomatella caledonica'' (Crosse, 1871) * '' Stomatella callosa'' (P. Fischer, 1871) * '' Stomatella capieri'' Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006 * '' Stomatella duplicata'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1823) * ''

Stomatella elegans ''Stomatella elegans'', common name the elegant stomatella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Stomatella elegans Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of M ...

'' Gray, 1847 * '' Stomatella esperanzae'' Rehder, 1980 * '' Stomatella gattegnoi'' Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006 * '' Stomatella haliotiformis'' Kuroda & Habe, 1961 * '' Stomatella illusa'' Iredale, 1940 * ''

Stomatella impertusa ''Stomatella impertusa'', common name the strigose stomatella or the elongate false ear shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. Description The length of the shell varies between 5&n ...

'' (Burrow, 1815) * † '' Stomatella incola'' (Cotton, 1947) * '' Stomatella lintricula'' (A. Adams, 1850) * '' Stomatella modesta'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864 * '' Stomatella monteiroi'' Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006 * '' Stomatella oliveri'' (Iredale, 1912) * ''

Stomatella ornata ''Stomatella'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails and their allies. Lamarck in the Philos. Zool., 1809, mentioned the genus as "Stomatelle" but did not describe the ...

'' (A. Adams, 1850) * ''

Stomatella pallida ''Stomatella'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails and their allies. Lamarck in the Philos. Zool., 1809, mentioned the genus as "Stomatelle" but did not describe the ...

'' (A. Adams, 1850) * '' Stomatella planulata'' (Lamarck, 1816) * '' Stomatella plumbea'' (A. Adams, 1850) * '' Stomatella striatula'' (A. Adams, 1850) * '' Stomatella terminalis'' (Verco, 1905) * '' Stomatella ungula'' (Hedley, 1907) ; Taxa inquirenda: * ''Stomatella candida'' (A. Adams, 1850) * ''Stomatella costellata'' A. Adams, 1850 * ''Stomatella crassa'' Montrouzier in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1870 * ''Stomatella dilecta'' G. B. Sowerby II, 1874 (use in recent liteature currently undocumented) * ''Stomatella elata'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864 * ''Stomatella laevis'' (Pease, 1868) * ''Stomatella nigra'' Anton, 1838 (nomen dubium, invalid; not Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) * ''Stomatella rosacea'' (Pease, 1868) * ''Stomatella sulcata'' Lamarck, 1816 * ''Stomatella ziczac'' (Preston, 1905) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Stomatella (Synaptocochlea)'' Pilsbry, 1890: synonym of '' Synaptocochlea'' Pilsbry, 1890 * ''Stomatella (Synaptocochlea) crassa'' Montrouzier in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1870: synonym of ''Stomatella crassa'' Montrouzier in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1870 * ''Stomatella arabica'' A. Adams, 1854: synonym of '' Stomatolina arabica'' (A. Adams, 1854) (original combination) * ''Stomatella articulata'' A. Adams, 1850: synonym of ''

Granata sulcifera ''Granata sulcifera'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae. Description The size of the shell varies between 17 mm and 23 mm. The rather thin shell has an orbicular shape. The short ...

'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''Stomatella asperulata'' (A. Adams, 1850): synonym of '' Synaptocochlea asperulata'' (A. Adams, 1850) (superseded combination) * ''Stomatella auriculata'': synonym of ''Stomatella auricula'' Lamarck, 1816 * ''Stomatella baconi'' A. Adams, 1850: synonym of '' Pseudostomatella baconi'' (A. Adams, 1854) * ''Stomatella bicarinata'' A. Adams, 1854: synonym of '' Notogibbula bicarinata'' (A. Adams, 1854) (original combination) * ''Stomatella biporcata'' A. Adams, 1850: synonym of ''

Gibbula multicolor ''Gibbula multicolor'', common name the multicoloured topshell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. Description The height of the shell attains 6½ mm, its diameter 7 mm. The small ...

'' (F. Krauss, 1848) * ''Stomatella caliginosa'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864: synonym of '' Synaptocochlea caliginosa'' (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864) (original combination) * ''Stomatella calliostoma'' A. Adams, 1850: synonym of '' Stomatolina calliostoma'' (A. Adams, 1850) * ''Stomatella cancellata'' Krauss, 1848: synonym of '' Hybochelus cancellatus'' (Krauss, 1848) * ''Stomatella clathratula'' A. Adams in H. & A. Adams, 1854: synonym of '' Pseudostomatella clathratula'' (A. Adams, 1854) * ''Stomatella coccinea'' A. Adams, 1850: synonym of '' Pseudostomatella coccinea'' (A. Adams, 1850) * ''Stomatella compta'' A. Adams, 1855: synonym of '' Stomatolina compta'' (A. Adams, 1855) (original combination) * ''Stomatella concinna'' Gould, 1845: synonym of '' Synaptocochlea concinna'' (Gould, 1845) * ''Stomatella crenulata'' Preston, 1908: synonym of '' Stomatolina crenulata'' (Preston, 1908) (original combination) * ''Stomatella cumingii'' A. Adams, 1854: synonym of ''

Granata cumingii ''Granata cumingii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Granata cumingii'' (A. Adams, 1854). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.or ...

'' (A. Adams, 1854) * ''Stomatella decolorata'' Gould, 1848: synonym of '' Pseudostomatella decolorata'' (Gould, 1848) * ''Stomatella decorata'' A. Adams, 1854: synonym of '' Pseudostomatella decorata'' (A. Adams, 1855) (nomen nudum) * ''Stomatella delicata'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864: synonym of ''

Pseudostomatella erythrocoma ''Pseudostomatella erythrocoma'' is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. Distribution This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and off the Les ...

'' (Dall, 1889) * ''Stomatella doriae'' Issel, 1869: synonym of '' Stomatella modesta'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864 * ''Stomatella exquisita'' G. B. Sowerby III, 1903: synonym of '' Stomatolina exquisita'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) (original combination) * ''Stomatella fulgurans'' A. Adams, 1850: synonym of '' Stomatolina fulgurans'' (A. Adams, 1850) (original combination) * ''Stomatella godeffroyi'': synonym of '' Stomatolina mariei'' (Crosse, 1871) (unpublished name) * ''Stomatella granosa'' Lambert, 1874: synonym of '' Synaptocochlea granosa'' (Lambert, 1874) (original combination) * ''Stomatella haliotoidea'' A. Adams, 1854: synonym of ''Stomatella sulcifera'' Lamarck, 1822: synonym of ''

'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''Stomatella imbricata'' Lamarck, 1816: synonym of ''

'' (Lamarck, 1816) * ''Stomatella inflata'': synonym of ''

Lamellaria inflata ''Lamellaria'' is a genus of small slug-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Velutinidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Lamellaria. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p ...

'' (C.B. Adams, 1852) * ''Stomatella irisata'' Dufo, 1840: synonym of '' Stomatolina irisata'' (Dufo, 1840) * ''Stomatella japonica'' A. Adams, 1850: synonym of ''

Granata japonica ''Granata japonica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Granata japonica'' (A. Adams, 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.or ...

'' (A. Adams, 1850) (original combination) * ''Stomatella lamellaria'' Risso: synonym of ''

Lamellaria latens ''Lamellaria latens'' is a species of small, slug-like sea snail, a Ocean, marine Gastropoda, gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Velutinidae. It is native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea where it feeds ...

'' (Müller O.F., 1776) * ''Stomatella maculata'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1834: synonym of ''

Granata maculata ''Granata maculata'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae. Description The small, oval shell is inflated. It has a rounded prominent spire containing 4 whorls. It is very delicately striate l ...

'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) * ''Stomatella malukana'' A. Adams, 1850: synonym of '' Stomatolina malukana'' (A. Adams, 1850) (original combination) * ''Stomatella margaritana'' A. Adams, 1850: synonym of ''

Gibbula zonata ''Gibbula zonata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. Description The size of the shell varies between 6 mm and 10 mm. The rather solid shell is imperforate but excavated at ...

'' (W. Wood, 1828) * ''Stomatella mariei'' Crosse, H. 1871: synonym of '' Stomatolina mariei'' (Crosse, 1871) * ''Stomatella marmorata'' (Pallary, 1926): synonym of '' Stomatella callosa'' (P. Fischer, 1871) * ''Stomatella minima'' Dufo, 1840: synonym of ''Gena varia'' A. Adams, 1850: synonym of '' Stomatella auricula'' Lamarck, 1816 * ''Stomatella monilifera'' A. Adams, 1850: synonym of '' Pseudostomatella monilifera'' (A. Adams, 1850) (original combination) * ''Stomatella montrouzieri'' Pilsbry, 1890: synonym of '' Synaptocochlea montrouzieri'' (Pilsbry, 1890) * ''Stomatella nebulosa'' (A. Adams, 1850): synonym of '' Synaptocochlea concinna'' (Gould, 1845) (superseded combination) * ''Stomatella nigra'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1834: synonym of '' Stomatella auricula'' Lamarck, 1816 * ''Stomatella orbiculata'' A. Adams, 1850: synonym of '' Pseudostomatella orbiculata'' (A. Adams, 1850) * ''Stomatella ornata'' Brazier, 1877: synonym of '' Stomatella stellata'' Souverbie, 1863 * ''Stomatella papyracea'' (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of '' Pseudostomatella papyracea'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Stomatella picta'' Montrouzier in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1862: synonym of '' Synaptocochlea picta'' (Montrouzier in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1862) * ''Stomatella rubra'' Lamarck, 1822: synonym if '' Stomatolina rubra'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''Stomatella rufescens'' Gray, 1847: synonym of '' Stomatolina rufescens'' (Gray, 1847) * ''Stomatella sanguinea'' A. Adams, 1850: synonym of '' Stomatolina sanguinea'' (A. Adams, 1850) * ''Stomatella scitula'' H. Adams, 1872: synonym of '' Stomatella modesta'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864 * ''Stomatella selecta'' A. Adams, 1855: synonym of '' Pseudostomatella selecta'' (A. Adams, 1855) (original combination) * ''Stomatella speciosa'' A. Adams, 1850: synonym of '' Stomatolina speciosa'' (A. Adams, 1850) (original combination) * ''Stomatella splendidula'' A. Adams, 1854: synonym of '' Pseudostomatella splendidula'' (A. Adams, 1854) (original combination) * ''Stomatella stellata'' Souverbie, 1863: synonym of '' Synaptocochlea stellata'' (Souverbie, 1863) (original combination) * ''Stomatella sulcifera'' Lamarck, 1822: synonym of ''

'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''Stomatella tigrina'' A. Adams, 1850: synonym of '' Stomatolina tigrina'' (A. Adams, 1850) (original combination) * ''Stomatella tumida'' Gould: synonym of '' Pseudostomatella papyracea'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Stomatella varia'' (A. Adams, 1850): synonym of '' Stomatella auricula'' Lamarck, 1816 (dubious synonym)

References

* Fischer, 1885, ''Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique'', (9): 841 * Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp. * Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (2001) ''Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Gastropoda Bivalvia Polyplacophora Scaphopoda Type Figures''. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 208 pp.

External links

H. Pilsbry, ''Note on the Soft Parts and Dentition of Stomatella'', Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1891
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