''Sukashitrochus'' 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 ...

s, marine

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 ...

mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is esti ...

s in the family Scissurellidae.

Species

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

Sukashitrochus atkinsoni ''Sukashitrochus atkinsoni'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Scissurellidae, the little slit snails.Bouchet, P. (2013). ''Sukashitrochus atkinsoni''. Accessed through: World Registe ...

'' (Tenison Woods, 1876) * ''

Sukashitrochus carinatus ''Sukashitrochus carinatus'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family (biology), family Scissurellidae, the little slit snails.Bouchet, P. (2013). ''Sukashitrochus carinatus''. Acc ...

'' (A. Adams, 1862) - type species * ''

Sukashitrochus dorbignyi ''Sukashitrochus dorbignyi'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Scissurellidae, the little slit snails.Bouchet, P. (2013). ''Sukashitrochus dorbignyi''. Accessed through: World Registe ...

'' (Audouin, 1826) * † '' Sukashitrochus estotiensis'' Lozouet, 1999 * † '' Sukashitrochus kaiparaensis'' (Laws, 1941) * ''

Sukashitrochus lyallensis ''Sukashitrochus lyallensis'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Scissurellidae.Sukashitrochus morleti ''Sukashitrochus morleti'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Scissurellidae. Description The shell is broadly and profoundly umbilicated. It has a turbinate-depressed shape. It is transversely stron ...

'' (Crosse, 1880) - synonyms: ''Sukashitrochus indonesicus'' Bandel, 1998; ''Sukashitrochus simplex'' Bandel, 1998 * † '' Sukashitrochus ngatutura'' (Laws, 1936) * ''

Sukashitrochus pulcher ''Sukashitrochus pulcher'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Scissurellidae, the little slit snails.Bouchet, P. (2013). ''Sukashitrochus pulcher''. Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' (Petterd, 1884) * † ''

Sukashitrochus saubadae ''Sukashitrochus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Scissurellidae. Species Species within the genus ''Sukashitrochus'' include: * ''Sukashitrochus atkinsoni'' (Tenison Woods, 1876) * ''Sukashitrochus carinatu ...

'' Lozouet, 1998 * † ''

Sukashitrochus terquemi ''Sukashitrochus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Scissurellidae. Species Species within the genus ''Sukashitrochus'' include: * ''Sukashitrochus atkinsoni'' (Tenison Woods, 1876) * ''Sukashitrochus carinatu ...

'' (Deshayes, 1865) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Sukashitrochus armillatus'' (Yaron, 1983): synonym of ''

'' (Audouin, 1826) * ''Sukashitrochus indonesicus'' Bandel, 1998: synonym of ''Sukashitrochus morleti'' (Crosse, 1880) * ''Sukashitrochus maraisi'' Herbert, 1986: synonym of ''

'' (Audouin, 1826) * ''Sukashitrochus mirandus'' (A. Adams, 1862): synonym of ''

Sinezona miranda ''Sinezona'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Scissurellidae, the little slit shells. Description The shell has turbinate or depressed turbinate form. The anal fissure is closed, formi ...

'' (A. Adams, 1862) (

nomen dubium In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application. Zoology In case of a ''nomen dubium'' it may be impossible to determine whether a s ...

) * ''Sukashitrochus simplex'' Bandel, 1998: synonym of ''Sukashitrochus morleti'' (Crosse, 1880) * ''Sukashitrochus tasmanicus'' (Petterd, 1879): synonym of ''Sukashitrochus atkinsoni'' (Tenison Woods, 1876) * ''Sukashitrochus tricarinatus'' (Yaron, 1983): synonym of ''

'' (Audouin, 1826)

References

* Geiger D.L. (2012) ''Monograph of the little slit shells. Volume 1. Introduction, Scissurellidae. pp. 1-728. Volume 2. Anatomidae, Larocheidae, Depressizonidae, Sutilizonidae, Temnocinclidae''. pp. 729–1291. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Monographs Number 7.

External links

* Geiger D. L. (2003). "Phylogenetic assessment of characters proposed for the generic classification of Recent Scissurellidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda) with a description of one new genus and six new species from Easter Island and Australia". ''Molluscan Research'' 23(1): 21-83.
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* Haszprunaer G. (1988). "''Sukashitrochus'' sp., a scissurellid with heteropod-like locomotion (Mollusca, Archaeogastropoda)". '' Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien'' 90B: 367-371
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