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Genus of gastropods

Calthalotia
A shell of Calthalotia arruensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Calthalotia
Iredale, 1929
Type species
Calliostoma arruense
Watson, 1880

Calthalotia is an Australian genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, the top shells.

Species

Species with names in current use within the genus Calthalotia include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Calthalotia comtessi (Iredale, 1931): synonym of Calthalotia fragum (Philippi, 1848)
  • Calthalotia indistincta (Wood, 1828): synonym of Calthalotia comtessi (Iredale, 193)1 - C. indistincta has priority over C. comtessi, according to Jansen (1993).
  • Calthalotia marginata (Tenison-Woods, J.E., 1880): synonym of Calthalotia arruensis (Watson, 1880)
  • Calthalotia nitidissima Ludbrook, N.H. 1941: synonym of Calthalotia arruensis (Watson, 1880)
  • Calthalotia porteri Iredale, 1940: synonym of Prothalotia porteri (Iredale, 1940)

References

  1. Iredale T. (1929). Mem. Queensland Mus. 9: 271.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2010). Calthalotia Iredale, 1929. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512278 on 2010-10-31
  3. OBIS : Calthalotia; accessed : 31 October 2010
  4. Jansen, P., 1993. The family Trochidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the Sydney metropolitan area and adjacent coast. Australian Zoologist 29(1-2): 49-61.
  5. "NHMR: Calthalotia marginata". Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  6. "Gastropods.com: Calthalotia marginata". Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  • Wilson, B., 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods Pt I. Odyssey Publishing, Leederville, W.A
Taxon identifiers
Calthalotia


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