Thalotia

''Thalotia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Thalotia'' Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225463 on 2012-11-23

Description

The thick, solid shell is imperforate, elevated-conical, granulated or spirally ribbed. The periphery is rounded or obtusely angular. The small aperture is ovate. The outer lip is thick and crenulated within. The columella is toothed at the base and subtruncated.Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
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Species

Species within the genus ''Thalotia'' include:
* ''Thalotia beluchistana'' Melvill, J.C., 1897
* ''Thalotia conica'' (Gray, 1827)
* ''Thalotia khlimax'' Vilvens, 2012
* ''Thalotia polysarchosa'' Vilvens, 2012
* ''Thalotia tiaraeides'' Vilvens, 2012

;The following species were brought into synonymy:
* ''Thalotia aspera'' Kuroda & Habe, 1952: synonym of ''Tosatrochus attenuatus'' (Jonas, 1844)
* ''Thalotia attenuata'' (Jonas, 1845): synonym of ''Tosatrochus attenuatus'' (Jonas, 1844)
* ''Thalotia chlorostoma'' (Menke, 1843): synonym of ''Odontotrochus chlorostomus'' (Menke, 1843)
* ''Thalotia comtessei'' Iredale, 1931: synonym of ''Calthalotia fragum'' (Philippi, 1848)
* ''Thalotia crenellifera'' Adams, 1853: synonym of ''Cantharidus crenelliferus'' (A. Adams, 1853)
* ''Thalotia dubia'' Tenison-Woods, J.E., 1878: synonym of ''Thalotia conica'' (Gray, 1827)
* ''Thalotia elongata'' Sowerby, G.B. I, 1818: synonym of ''Tosatrochus attenuatus'' (Jonas, 1844)
* ''Thalotia kotschyi'' (Philippi, 1849): synonym of ''Osilinus kotschyi'' (Philippi, 1849); synonym of ''Priotrochus kotschyi'' (Philippi, 1849)
* ''Thalotia maculata'' Brazier, 1877: synonym of '' Turcica maculata'' (Brazier, 1877) (original combination)
* ''Thalotia maldivensis'' Smith, 1903: synonym of ''Jujubinus maldivensis'' (E. A. Smith, 1903) (original combination)
* ''Thalotia mariae'' Tenison-Woods, 1877: synonym of ''Cantharidus pulcherrimus'' W. Wood, 1828
* ''Thalotia mundula'' A. Adams & Angas, 1864: synonym of ''Prothalotia strigata'' (Adams, 1853)
* ''Thalotia neglecta'' Tate, 1893: synonym of ''Odontotrochus chlorostomus'' (Menke, K.T., 1843)
* ''Thalotia ocellata'' (A. Adams, 1861): synonym of '' Alcyna ocellata'' A. Adams, 1860
* ''Thalotia rariguttata'' (Sowerby, G.B. III, 1916): synonym of ''Cantharidus rariguttatus'' G. B. Sowerby III, 1916
* ''Thalotia picta'' Angas, 1865: synonym of ''Prothalotia lesueuri'' (P. Fischer, 1880)
* ''Thalotia pictus'' Wood, 1828: synonym of ''Thalotia conica'' (Gray, 1827)
* ''Thalotia strigata'' Adams, 1853: synonym of ''Prothalotia strigata'' (Adams, 1853)
* ''Thalotia subangulata'' (Pease, 1861): synonym of '' Alcyna subangulata'' Pease, 1861
* ''Thalotia suturalis'' A. Adams, 1853: synonym of ''Prothalotia suturalis'' (A. Adams, 1853)
* ''Thalotia torresi'' E.A. Smith, 1884: synonym of ''Calthalotia arruensis'' (Watson, 1880)
* ''Thalotia woodsiana'' Angas, 1872: synonym of ''Thalotia conica'' (Gray, 1827)
* ''Thalotia yokohamaensis'' Donald, K.M., 1878: synonym of ''Kanekotrochus infuscatus'' Gould, A.A., 1861
* ''Thalotia zebrides'' A. Adams, 1851: synonym of ''Prothalotia pyrgos'' Philippi, 1849

References

* Gray, 1847 ''Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 15: 145''; Not available (nomen nudum) from Gray, 1840, Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum, ed. 42, first printing: 147; 1842, ed. 44: 57
* Harris, G.F. (1897). ''Catalogue of Tertiary Mollusca in the Department of Geology, British Museum (Natural History). Part I. The Australasian Tertiary Mollusca''. London : British Museum of Natural History. 407 pp. 8 pls.
* Cotton, B.C. (1959). ''South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda'' . Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer.

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Trochidae
Gastropod genera