Biology:Austrocochlea
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Short description: Genus of gastropods
| Austrocochlea | |
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| Austrocochlea rudis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Austrocochlea Fischer, 1885[1] |
| Type species | |
| Monodonta constricta Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1822
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Austrocochlea is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, the top snails, also known as top shells.[2]
This genus was founded as a subgenus by Fisher in 1885 to include a small group of Australian species, included in the genus Monodonta. They had previously been included in Trochocochlea Klein, 1753 ( = Osilinus Philippi, 1847), a section that was then restricted to the Mediterranean group.[3]
Characteristics
The tubercle at the base of the columella is non-truncated and only slightly prominent.[4]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and mainly off Australia.
Species
Species within the genus Austrocochlea include:
- Austrocochlea brevis Parsons & Ward, 1994
- Austrocochlea constellata (Souverbie, 1863)
- Austrocochlea constricta (Lamarck, 1822), the southern ribbed top snail
- Austrocochlea diminuta (Hedley, 1912)
- Austrocochlea porcata (A. Adams, 1853), the zebra top snail
- Austrocochlea rudis Gray, 1826
- Austrocochlea zeus P. Fischer, 1874
- Species brought into synonymy
- Austrocochlea adelaidae (Philippi, 1851): synonym of Chlorodiloma adelaidae (Philippi, 1849)
- Austrocochlea concamerata (Wood, 1828): synonym of Diloma concamerata (Wood, 1828)
- Austrocochlea obtusa Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962: synonym of Austrocochlea constricta (Lamarck, 1822)
- Austrocochlea odontis (W. Wood, 1828): synonym of Chlorodiloma odontis (W. Wood, 1828)
- Austrocochlea piperina (Philippi, 1849): synonym of Diloma piperinum (R. A. Philippi, 1849) (superseded combination)
- Austrocochlea porcata Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962: synonym of Austrocochlea constricta (Lamarck, 1822)
- Austrocochlea quadrasi (Sowerby III, 1898): synonym of Monodonta (Austrocochlea) quadrasi G. B. Sowerby III, 1898
- Austrocochlea torri Cotton & Godfrey, 1934: synonym of Austrocochlea constricta (Lamarck, 1822)
- Austrocochlea tricingulata (Adams, A., 1853): synonym of Austrocochlea quadrasi Sowerby III, 1898
- Austrocochlea zebra Menke, K.T., 1829: synonym of Austrocochlea constricta (Lamarck, 1822) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
References
- ↑ Fischer (1885). Man. Conch.: 820.
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2013). Austrocochlea P. Fischer, 1885. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512299 on 2014-03-13
- ↑ G.B. Sowerby III, On Monodonta quadrasi, n.sp., belonging to the subgenus Austrocochlea, from the Philippine Islands; Journal of Molluscan Studies, 1898 - Malacological Soc. London
- ↑ Fischer, 1855: Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique, (9): 820; Placed on the Official List by Opinion 1930, 1999, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 56(3): 202
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain:
- Risso, 1826 [Risso ex Leach MS]; Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale, 4: 134
- Finlay, 1926: Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 57: 352, 370
- Nomenclator Zoologicus info
- Donald K.M., Kennedy M. & Spencer H.G. (2005) The phylogeny and taxonomy of austral monodontine topshells (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae), inferred from DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37: 474-483
Wikidata ☰ Q4825612 entry
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