''Tectus'' is a
genus of
sea snail
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s,
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 ...
mollusks 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 ...
.
Description
The shell has a pyramidal shape. Its base is flat, without false-umbilicus. The rhomboidal
aperture is very oblique, angular, and wider than long. The outer
lip is lirate within. The
columella is very short, vertical, with a strong spiral fold, ending anteriorly in a knob or point.
Distribution
This marine genus has a wide distribution. It occurs in the
Persian Gulf, the
Red Sea, in the Central and East Indian Ocean and off
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Oceania, Indo-China, Indo-Malaysia, the
Philippines, East
India, Australia (
New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland,
Western Australia),
Kermadec Islands,
New Caledonia
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Anadaman Islands
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Species
Species within the genus ''Tectus'' include:
* † ''
Tectus altavillensis
''Tectus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tegulidae.
Description
The shell has a pyramidal shape. Its base is flat, without false-umbilicus. The rhomboidal aperture is very oblique, angular, and wider than long ...
''
(Defrance, 1828)
* ''
Tectus architectonicus
''Tectus architectonicus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.
Description
The imperforate, whitish shell has a conical shape. The whorls are flat, subimbricating, and longitudinally costate. The ribs a ...
''
A. Adams, 1853
* † ''
Tectus athenasi
''Tectus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tegulidae.
Description
The shell has a pyramidal shape. Its base is flat, without false-umbilicus. The rhomboidal aperture is very oblique, angular, and wider than long ...
''
(Vasseur, 1882)
* † ''
Tectus aulacophorus
''Tectus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tegulidae.
Description
The shell has a pyramidal shape. Its base is flat, without false-umbilicus. The rhomboidal aperture is very oblique, angular, and wider than long ...
''
(Cossmann & Pissarro, 1905)
* † ''
Tectus bareti
''Tectus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tegulidae.
Description
The shell has a pyramidal shape. Its base is flat, without false-umbilicus. The rhomboidal aperture is very oblique, angular, and wider than long ...
''
(Vasseur, 1882)
* † ''
Tectus bourdoti
''Tectus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tegulidae.
Description
The shell has a pyramidal shape. Its base is flat, without false-umbilicus. The rhomboidal aperture is very oblique, angular, and wider than long ...
''
(Cossmann & Pissarro, 1902)
* † ''
Tectus branderi
''Tectus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Tegulidae.
Description
The shell has a pyramidal shape. Its base is flat, without false-umbilicus. The rhomboidal Aperture (mollusc), ...
''
(Defrance, 1828)
* † ''
Tectus britannus''
(Vasseur, 1882)
* † ''
Tectus chavani''
Glibert, 1962
* † ''
Tectus chenui''
Le Renard, 1994
* † ''
Tectus cognatus''
(J. de C. Sowerby, 1840)
* † ''
Tectus crenularis''
(Lamarck, 1804)
* ''
Tectus (Tectus) dentatus
''Tectus dentatus'', common name the toothed top shell, is a species of sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.
Description
''Tectus dentatus'' has a shell that reaches a size of 40 – 150 mm. The large, imperforat ...
''
(Forskål in Niebuhr, 1775)
* † ''
Tectus extraconicus''
Gain, Belliard & Le Renard, 2019
* ''
Tectus fabrei''
(Montrouzier in Fischer, 1878)
* ''
Tectus fenestratus''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* † ''
Tectus fluctus''
Gain, Belliard & Le Renard, 2019
* † ''
Tectus fredevillensis''
Gain, Belliard & Le Renard, 2019
* † ''
Tectus funiculosus''
(Deshayes, 1832)
* † ''
Tectus gabrielis''
(d'Orbigny, 1850)
* † ''
Tectus gervillii''
Gain, Belliard & Le Renard, 2019
* † ''
Tectus leae
''Tectus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tegulidae.
Description
The shell has a pyramidal shape. Its base is flat, without false-umbilicus. The rhomboidal aperture is very oblique, angular, and wider than long ...
''
Gain, Belliard & Le Renard, 2019
* † ''
Tectus margaritaceus''
(Deshayes, 1832)
* ''
Tectus mauritianus''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* † ''
Tectus monilifer''
(Lamarck, 1804)
* † ''
Tectus montissanctipetri''
(Binkhorst, 1861)
* † ''
Tectus morgani
''Tectus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tegulidae.
Description
The shell has a pyramidal shape. Its base is flat, without false-umbilicus. The rhomboidal aperture is very oblique, angular, and wider than long ...
'' (Cossmann & Pissarro, 1905)
* ''
Tectus noduliferus'
' (Lamarck, 1822)
* † ''
Tectus ornatus''
(Lamarck, 1804)
* † ''
Tectus planibasis''
Gain, Belliard & Le Renard, 2019
* ''
Tectus pyramis''
(Born, 1778)
* † ''
Tectus richardi''
Gain, Belliard & Le Renard, 2019
* ''
Tectus royanus''
(Iredale, 1912)
* † ''
Tectus spinalis
''Tectus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tegulidae.
Description
The shell has a pyramidal shape. Its base is flat, without false-umbilicus. The rhomboidal aperture is very oblique, angular, and wider than ...
''
Gain, Belliard & Le Renard, 2019
* † ''
Tectus subcanaliculatus''
(Deshayes, 1863)
* † ''
Tectus torticostulus''
Gain, Belliard & Le Renard, 2019
* ''
Tectus triserialis''
(Lamarck, 1822)
;Species brought into synonymy :
* ''Tectus concavus''
(Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''
Infundibulum concavum''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Tectus conus''
(Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''
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 ...
''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Tectus elatus''
(Lamarck, 1822): synonym of ''
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)
* ''Tectus magnificus''
Poppe, 2004: synonym of ''
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 ...
''
(Poppe, 2004)
* ''Tectus maximus''
(Koch in Philippi, 1844): synonym of ''
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 ...
''
(Koch, 1844)
* ''Tectus niloticus''
(Linnaeus, 1767): synonym of ''
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 ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''Tectus pagodalis''
Montfort, 1810: synonym of ''Tectus mauritianus''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Tectus tentorium''
(Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''
Trochus tentorium''
Gmelin, 1791
* ''Tectus tabidus''
Reeve, L.A., 1861: synonym of ''Tectus pyramis''
(Born, 1778)
* ''Tectus virgatus''
(Gmelin, 1791):
synonym of ''
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)
References
* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp
* Williams S.T., Karube S. & Ozawa T. (2008) ''Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined''. Zoologica Scripta 37: 483–506
External links
Montfort P. (Denys de). (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. Paris: Schoell. Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. Schultz, Copenghagen. iv + 288 pp., 22 pls.Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish. London, Longman. viii + 419 pp
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